{"id":66239,"date":"2022-06-26T10:18:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T10:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artspainter.com\/?p=66239"},"modified":"2022-06-26T10:18:57","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T10:18:57","slug":"top-30-highest-rated-pieces-of-artwork-by-iwasaki-katushika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artspainter.com\/blog\/top-30-highest-rated-pieces-of-artwork-by-iwasaki-katushika\/","title":{"rendered":"top 30 highest rated pieces of artwork by Iwasaki Katushika."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nfNc0XJdZWk?autoplay=1&#038;mute=1\"><\/iframe>The following list represents the top 30 highest rated pieces of artwork by Iwasaki Katushika. You can click on each artwork to view the artist&#8217;s biography, or to view the art in more detail, follow the links to their pages Iwasaki Katushika was a Japanese painter. He was famous for his depictions of dragons and tigers. The top rated artworks are listed below, followed by their ratings, the year they were made and a small image of the artwork.<\/p>\n<p>Images shown are either thumbnails, or low resolution images. In some cases they are not representative of the actual image quality of the artwork.<\/p>\n<p>The list of the top 30 of Iwasaki Katushika&#8217;s pieces of artwork. The rating is based on Japanese art critics and art lovers online.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u4e03\u798f\u795e (7 Gods of Luck) or \u4e03\u798f\u795e\u697d (7 Gods of Happiness)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u9023\u7dbf\u4ea4\u97ff\u66f2 (Continuous Symphony)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u6771\u6d77\u9053\u4e94\u5341\u4e09\u6b21 (53 Stations of the Tokaido Road)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u5fa9\u8208\u306e\u8a18\u9332 (Records of Reconstruction)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u95a2\u6771\u5927\u9707\u707d(1923\u5e74)\u306e\u5fa9\u8208\u3092\u8a18\u5ff5\u3057\u3066\u4f5c\u3089\u308c\u305f\u96ea\u306e\u7d50\u6676 (The snow crystals formed in memory of reconstruction from the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u79cb\u685c (Cherry blossom in autumn)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u6559\u5f92\u306e\u65e5\u306b\u306f\u718a\u624b\u3092\u4f7f\u7528\u3057\u307e\u305b\u3093 (We do not use bearskins on days when Christians observe their holidays.)<\/p>\n<p>Iwasaki katushika (1786-1848) was a ukiyo-e painter who specialized in bijinga and made a name for himself through his depictions of beautiful women, often actresses or geisha. He was one of the most important artists of the day, whose works were sought after by both the shogunate and European collectors.<\/p>\n<p>Iwasaki was born in Edo (now Tokyo) and studied painting under several important artists, including Suzuki Harunobu, Okumura Masanobu, and Kitao Shigemasa. His father had been a retainer to the daimyo of Katsushika han and was skilled at drawing flowers and birds; this likely influenced Iwasaki&#8217;s development as an artist.<\/p>\n<p>Katushika&#8217;s paintings are carefully done, with fine lines and attention to detail. He is known for his depiction of women, especially his painted handscrolls. These depict women engaged in various activities, such as gathering seaweed, making a kimono or folding paper cranes. Well-known examples are &#8216;A Lady Weighing Silk&#8217; (1821), &#8216;Beauties Making Paper Cranes&#8217; (c 1826) and &#8216;Beauty Picking Mulberry Leaves<\/p>\n<p>Katushika Iwasaki(1883-1938) was a Japanese painter and calligrapher, best known for his book illustrations. Katushika-style paintings feature sharp, straight lines, bright colors, and simple shapes.<\/p>\n<p>He is famous for the quality of his work and is said to have created over 1000 pieces of artwork in his lifetime. His works can be found in museums around the world, but he is most well known for the numerous book covers he created. His works were published in magazines such as Nihon (Japan) and Kainan Shinpo (Chinese news). Some of the books that held his work are Neko no Kenkyu (Research on Cats), Dai Nippon Bijutsu-shi (History of Japanese Art), and Kokyo Nyuumen (Survey of Famous Places in Kyoto).<\/p>\n<p>He also illustrated many famous Japanese books such as The Tale of Genji, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Travels of Marco Polo, and many more.<\/p>\n<p>Iwasaki studied under master painters. He worked hard to develop a skill that can only be called genius. His art is so complex and detailed, it&#8217;s hard to believe he created it by hand, but he did.<\/p>\n<p>Iwasaki has a unique style that combines the delicate expressiveness of Japanese brushwork with the precision of European realism. He has painted all kinds of subjects over the years, from portraits to landscapes to still lifes, but his favorite subject is cats. In his work, cats are shown in their natural state, in the wild and at play.<\/p>\n<p>When you look at Iwasaki&#8217;s paintings, you can feel something about the personality of each cat he depicts. In his works titled Cat and Moon and Cat and White Chrysanthemum and Cat and Wisteria Baskets, you can almost imagine what it would be like to share a quiet moment with these remarkable creatures.<\/p>\n<p>Iwasaki is often referred to as a &#8220;War-artist,&#8221; and so his work was not always well-received in the immediate post-war period. Though much of his work was destroyed by the firebombing of Tokyo, what remains shows a deep understanding of the potential power and destruction of air power. Iwasaki uses both traditional Japanese techniques and innovative Western techniques to immerse the viewer in powerful images that represent the horrors and chaos of war.<\/p>\n<p>Takashi Murakami said of Iwasaki&#8217;s artwork: &#8220;Iwasaki&#8217;s paintings are not only impressive works by themselves; they also tell us something about ourselves. They are a testament to our hope for peace.&#8221;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MjRRQdnOR-A?autoplay=1&#038;mute=1\"><\/iframe><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vJQMhj6WYZA?autoplay=1&#038;mute=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following list represents the top 30 highest rated pieces of artwork by Iwasaki Katushika. 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