{"id":4654,"date":"2020-12-14T09:09:14","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T00:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shoga.info\/?p=4654"},"modified":"2020-12-14T09:09:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T00:09:14","slug":"yamashita-seigai-a-painter-who-inherited-the-style-of-paintings-of-watanabe-kazan-tsubaki-chinzan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shoga.info\/?p=4654","title":{"rendered":"Yamashita Seigai: A Painter Who Inherited the Style of Paintings of Watanabe Kazan, Tsubaki Chinzan."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Meikaj&#363;y&#363; (Great 10 Flowers Like 10 Friends)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4655\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4655\" style=\"width: 283px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5ff726af09b527d366d3f3a180be83df.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4655 size-thumb725\" src=\"https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5ff726af09b527d366d3f3a180be83df-283x725.jpg\" alt=\"Meikaj&#363;y&#363; (Great 10 Flowers Like 10 Friends) by Yamashita Seigai\" width=\"283\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5ff726af09b527d366d3f3a180be83df-283x725.jpg 283w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5ff726af09b527d366d3f3a180be83df-117x300.jpg 117w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5ff726af09b527d366d3f3a180be83df-399x1024.jpg 399w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5ff726af09b527d366d3f3a180be83df-599x1536.jpg 599w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5ff726af09b527d366d3f3a180be83df-207x530.jpg 207w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5ff726af09b527d366d3f3a180be83df-220x565.jpg 220w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5ff726af09b527d366d3f3a180be83df-277x710.jpg 277w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5ff726af09b527d366d3f3a180be83df.jpg 761w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meikaj&#363;y&#363; (Great 10 Flowers Like 10 Friends) by Yamashita Seigai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yamashita Seigai was born in 1858 in Shizuoka prefecture. Seigai was devoted to painting from his childhood and learned first under Yamamoto Aizan, and later under <a class=\"glossaryLink\" href=\"https:\/\/shoga.info\/?glossary=mochizuki-unso\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Mochizuki Uns&#333;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Meikaj&#363;y&#363;zu (Paintings of Great 10 Flowers Like 10 Friends)&rdquo; were willingly drawn by <a class=\"glossaryLink\" href=\"https:\/\/shoga.info\/?glossary=kazan-watanabe\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Watanabe Kazan<\/a>, <a class=\"glossaryLink\" href=\"https:\/\/shoga.info\/?glossary=tsubaki-chinzan\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Tsubaki Chinzan<\/a>, <a class=\"glossaryLink\" href=\"https:\/\/shoga.info\/?glossary=watanabe-shoka\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Watanabe Sh&#333;ka<\/a>, and other artists who followed the painting style. Plum, Chinese rhinoceros, rose, gardenia, peony, pineapple, chrysanthemum, and cinnamon are depicted using the *<em>mokkotsu<\/em> technique, with the orange rose and the purple peony contrasting vividly and the lotus leaves leading a sense of stability. It is as if the fragrance of flowers is wafting through the air. Here and there, we can see the peaceful expression of Tsubaki Chinzan style, which Seigai learned through his master, Mochizuki Uns&#333;. A work by Seigai at the age of 57. He died in 1942 at the age of 85 after a long life.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<ul>\n<li>Mokkotsu: a technique where the object is expressed by the shading of &ldquo;sumi&rdquo; ink or color rather than by using outlines (&ldquo;kopp&#333;&rdquo;.) It is widely known as a technique for kach&#333;-ga (paintings of flowers and birds).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Gekkarogan (Wild Goose in Reeds under the Moon)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4656\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4656\" style=\"width: 326px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Gekkarogan-Wild-Goose-in-Reeds-under-the-Moon-by-Yamashita-Seigai.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4656 size-thumb725\" src=\"https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Gekkarogan-Wild-Goose-in-Reeds-under-the-Moon-by-Yamashita-Seigai-326x725.jpg\" alt=\"Gekkarogan (Wild Goose in Reeds under the Moon) by Yamashita Seigai\" width=\"326\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Gekkarogan-Wild-Goose-in-Reeds-under-the-Moon-by-Yamashita-Seigai-326x725.jpg 326w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Gekkarogan-Wild-Goose-in-Reeds-under-the-Moon-by-Yamashita-Seigai-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Gekkarogan-Wild-Goose-in-Reeds-under-the-Moon-by-Yamashita-Seigai-460x1024.jpg 460w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Gekkarogan-Wild-Goose-in-Reeds-under-the-Moon-by-Yamashita-Seigai-768x1710.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Gekkarogan-Wild-Goose-in-Reeds-under-the-Moon-by-Yamashita-Seigai-690x1536.jpg 690w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Gekkarogan-Wild-Goose-in-Reeds-under-the-Moon-by-Yamashita-Seigai-238x530.jpg 238w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Gekkarogan-Wild-Goose-in-Reeds-under-the-Moon-by-Yamashita-Seigai-254x565.jpg 254w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Gekkarogan-Wild-Goose-in-Reeds-under-the-Moon-by-Yamashita-Seigai-319x710.jpg 319w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Gekkarogan-Wild-Goose-in-Reeds-under-the-Moon-by-Yamashita-Seigai.jpg 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gekkarogan (Wild Goose in Reeds under the Moon) by Yamashita Seigai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yamashita Seigai firstly learned painting under Yamamoto Aizan, a member of Chinzan school. Later, he studied flower and bird paintings under Mochizuki Uns&#333;, also of Tsubaki Chinzan school and a shogunate vassal. The name &ldquo;Ry&#363;kei&rdquo; in his early years is thought to have been given by Mochizuki Uns&#333; for the Tenry&#363; River.<\/p>\n<p>After that, he became a pupil of Watanabe Sh&#333;ka in Toyohashi, and this encounter with Watanabe was to be the deciding factor in his painting career. In 1887, at the age of thirty, Seigai (known as Ry&#363;kei in those days) went to Tokyo, following Watanabe Sh&#333;ka who had already gone to Tokyo. He entered the Watanabe Sh&#333;ka school in Tokyo, and when Watanabe Sh&#333;ka was requested to voluntarily paint the Sugito-e painting of the Imperial Palace, he cooperated with it. When Sh&#333;ka died suddenly of typhoid fever, he returned to his hometown and changed his name to Seigai and exhibited his double-paneled paintings of flowers and birds in the Fourth Naikoku Kangy&#333; Hakurankai exhibition held in Kyoto, 1895. After Sh&#333;ka&rsquo;s death, he remained in his hometown and remained active in Ensh&#363;-Hamamatsu for the rest of his life. In 1906 he wrote calligraphy in Shizuoka City in the presence of British Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.<\/p>\n<p>This work was made in 1921 at the age of 64. Reeds in the waterside are painted by the mokkotsu technique and three geese playing in the shade of rocks are depicted. A refreshing feeling is full of the picture, and the moon appears between the ears of reeds. The coloring with black ink creates a deep flavor. One of Yamashita&rsquo;s masterpieces in his later years, which shows that Watanabe Sh&#333;ka&rsquo;s skills in ink paintings were passed down to Seigai.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Gekkary&#363;a (Willow and 2 Crows under the Moon)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4657\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4657\" style=\"width: 297px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/b7dbbc8e01729fa6a10a1a6cd2f33821.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4657 size-thumb725\" src=\"https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/b7dbbc8e01729fa6a10a1a6cd2f33821-297x725.jpg\" alt=\"Gekkary&#363;a (Willow and Crows under the Moon) by Yamashita Seigai\" width=\"297\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/b7dbbc8e01729fa6a10a1a6cd2f33821-297x725.jpg 297w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/b7dbbc8e01729fa6a10a1a6cd2f33821-123x300.jpg 123w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/b7dbbc8e01729fa6a10a1a6cd2f33821-420x1024.jpg 420w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/b7dbbc8e01729fa6a10a1a6cd2f33821-768x1875.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/b7dbbc8e01729fa6a10a1a6cd2f33821-629x1536.jpg 629w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/b7dbbc8e01729fa6a10a1a6cd2f33821-217x530.jpg 217w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/b7dbbc8e01729fa6a10a1a6cd2f33821-231x565.jpg 231w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/b7dbbc8e01729fa6a10a1a6cd2f33821-291x710.jpg 291w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/b7dbbc8e01729fa6a10a1a6cd2f33821.jpg 803w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gekkary&#363;a (Willow and Crows under the Moon) by Yamashita Seigai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 1882, Yamashita Seigai made up his mind to become a painter. In October of that year, Watanabe Sh&#333;ka moved to and became active in Tokyo. In 1887, Seigai went to Tokyo. The previous year, Sh&#333;ka was chosen to paint for the Meiji Palace, but due to his rheumatism, he was unable to use the painting tubes fully, so Seigai did some of the painting instead of him.<\/p>\n<p>In 1887, when Sh&#333;ka died of sudden illness, Seigai returned to his home country and began to pursue his own path.<\/p>\n<p>This is a work from that period. In this picture, painted in 1899 and named as &ldquo;Gekkary&#363;a,&rdquo; two crows perch on the branches of the large willow tree on the left. Through the branches, the moonlight shines brightly on the pond. One of the branches of the willow tree is bent heavily and hangs in the center of the painting. In particular, the depiction of the lotus pond with lotus flowers blooming in the pond and swaying with the water flow is fresh and its coloration and blur are very attractive. In a summer night, from the crows painted by the mokkotsu technique, even night dew can be felt, which is an excellent work with full of liveliness among many Seigai works.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Baikay&#363;ch&#333; (Plum Blossoms with Birds)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4658\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4658\" style=\"width: 309px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/4e8d35faf70489701559b1038aa121e6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4658 size-thumb725\" src=\"https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/4e8d35faf70489701559b1038aa121e6-309x725.jpg\" alt=\"Baikay&#363;ch&#333; (Plum Blossoms with Birds) by Yamashita Seigai\" width=\"309\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/4e8d35faf70489701559b1038aa121e6-309x725.jpg 309w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/4e8d35faf70489701559b1038aa121e6-128x300.jpg 128w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/4e8d35faf70489701559b1038aa121e6-436x1024.jpg 436w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/4e8d35faf70489701559b1038aa121e6-768x1803.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/4e8d35faf70489701559b1038aa121e6-654x1536.jpg 654w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/4e8d35faf70489701559b1038aa121e6-226x530.jpg 226w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/4e8d35faf70489701559b1038aa121e6-241x565.jpg 241w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/4e8d35faf70489701559b1038aa121e6-302x710.jpg 302w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/4e8d35faf70489701559b1038aa121e6.jpg 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baikay&#363;ch&#333; (Plum Blossoms with Birds) by Yamashita Seigai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his later years, Yamashita Seigai was famous as a connoisseur of the works by Watanabe Kazan and Tsubaki Chinzan, and he brought many works from all over the country, and it is said that at one time he even held a market for them and judged many works. Although not all of evaluations were correct when viewed from today&rsquo;s perspective, it is true that he was devoted to the works of Kazan and Chinzan and tried to faithfully follow their style of paintings. In other words, he was a painter who did not mix his own intentions with others, did not adapt to new and fashionable styles, and tried to create elegance and dignity with respect to the old style.<\/p>\n<p>This work is one of Seigai&rsquo;s favorite themes. In the upper part, white plum blossoms are painted, and in the center to the lower part, bamboos are painted with the mokkotsu technique. On a spring day, magpies happily flitted around plum trees and bamboos. Each of the ten magpies has its own appearance. By contrasting the wiggly branches of the plum trees and the upright bamboos, Seigai completed a style of flower and bird paintings here. Seigi who inherited the painting style of Watanabe Kazan and Tsubaki Chinzan left his skills to his son, Yamashita Seij&#333;, and he died in 1942 at the age of 85.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>F&#363;kis&#333;kiji (A Couple of Pheasants with Peonies)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4659\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4659\" style=\"width: 499px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/c2a1d282bd06b8c4e357f2ee46763244.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4659 size-thumb725\" src=\"https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/c2a1d282bd06b8c4e357f2ee46763244-499x725.jpg\" alt=\"F&#363;kis&#333;kiji (A Couple of Pheasants with Peonies) by Yamashita Seigai\" width=\"499\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/c2a1d282bd06b8c4e357f2ee46763244-499x725.jpg 499w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/c2a1d282bd06b8c4e357f2ee46763244-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/c2a1d282bd06b8c4e357f2ee46763244-704x1024.jpg 704w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/c2a1d282bd06b8c4e357f2ee46763244-768x1117.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/c2a1d282bd06b8c4e357f2ee46763244-1056x1536.jpg 1056w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/c2a1d282bd06b8c4e357f2ee46763244-364x530.jpg 364w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/c2a1d282bd06b8c4e357f2ee46763244-389x565.jpg 389w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/c2a1d282bd06b8c4e357f2ee46763244-488x710.jpg 488w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/c2a1d282bd06b8c4e357f2ee46763244.jpg 1345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">F&#363;kis&#333;kiji (A Couple of Pheasants with Peonies) by Yamashita Seigai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The word &ldquo;F&#363;ki&rdquo; in the title means F&#363;kihana = peony, and a clear stream flows underneath the peonies in a profusion of white, purple, yellow, and red colors painted in &ldquo;Kumadori&rdquo; (an oriental painting technique in which ink and colors are blurred along the contours of a flower to express a sense of solidity.). In addition to that, the composition is a masterful one, with male and female pheasants playing. Although the pavement and water flow are quite stylized and lack freshness, the depiction of the pheasant, especially the large painting of the male pheasant&rsquo;s hair, is elaborately painted with effective use of patina and red colors. Leaves of peonies and water plants with the tsuketake technique, a specialty of Seigai, are making this painting more gorgeous. In Seigai&rsquo;s creation method, every work is completed based on a detailed drawing, which is partly reflected in this work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Secch&#363; Nanten Gunjaku (Nandina with Snow and a Group of Sparrows)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4660\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4660\" style=\"width: 278px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/650d82c82205b1edf374ef3b74101492.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4660 size-thumb725\" src=\"https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/650d82c82205b1edf374ef3b74101492-278x725.jpg\" alt=\"Secch&#363; Nanten Gunjaku (Nandina with Snow and a Group of Sparrows) by Yamashita Seigai\" width=\"278\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/650d82c82205b1edf374ef3b74101492-278x725.jpg 278w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/650d82c82205b1edf374ef3b74101492-115x300.jpg 115w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/650d82c82205b1edf374ef3b74101492-393x1024.jpg 393w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/650d82c82205b1edf374ef3b74101492-589x1536.jpg 589w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/650d82c82205b1edf374ef3b74101492-203x530.jpg 203w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/650d82c82205b1edf374ef3b74101492-217x565.jpg 217w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/650d82c82205b1edf374ef3b74101492-272x710.jpg 272w, https:\/\/shoga.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/650d82c82205b1edf374ef3b74101492.jpg 753w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Secch&#363; Nanten Gunjaku (Nandina with Snow and a Group of Sparrows) by Yamashita Seigai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A winter&rsquo;s day, the evergreen Nanten tree with its red berries contrasted with the snow that had fallen so far down that its branches were swaying. Since fascinated by the strangeness of the colors, Seigai made this work. Seigai went to Shinsh&#363; to depict the snowfall, which is not found in the Ensh&#363; area. Such themes are also found in works by his master, Tsubaki Chinzan. However, it was Seigai&rsquo;s original idea to add a scene of more than 20 sparrows chirping around the Nanten tree with bright red fruits. This is Seigai&rsquo;s mature flower and bird painting, in which the red color of the Nanten fruit is vivid against the austere background and the seasonality is fully expressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meikaj\u016by\u016b (Great 10 Flowers Like 10 Friends) Yamashita Seigai was born in 1858 in Shizuoka prefecture. Seigai was devoted to painting from his childhood and learned first under Yamamoto Aizan, and later under Mochizuki Uns\u014d. \u201cMeikaj\u016by\u016bzu (Paintings of Great 10 Flowers Like 10 Friends)&#8221; were willingly drawn by Watanabe Kazan, Tsubaki Chinzan, Watanabe Sh\u014dka, and other artists who followed the painting style. Plum, Chinese rhinoceros, rose, gardenia, peony, pineapple, chrysanthemum, and cinnamon are depicted using the *mokkotsu technique, with the orange rose and the purple peony contrasting vividly and the lotus leaves leading a sense of stability. It is as if the fragrance of flowers is wafting through the air. 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