Philadelphia Inquirer: Felice Fisher

Mountain Soaring High Above Clouds, circa 1769
Ike Taiga (Japanese, born 1723)
Ink and light color on paper, mounted as a hanging scroll
132.2 x 57.5 cm
Private Collection

Amy S. Rosenberg of the Philadelphia Inquirer wrote a very interesting article about Felice Fisher, Curator of Asian Art (Philadelphia Museum of Art).  The article is worth a read from several angles including the fantastic exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art called Ike Taiga and Tokuyama Gyokuran: Japanese Masters of the Brush. 

Ms. Rosenberg writes "Poetry is a central part of the exhibit; Taiga, who died in 1776 at 53, and his wife, who died eight years later at 56, wrote their own poetry and also made extensive use of writings by the Chinese literati of the 10th century.

Their poetry and calligraphy are of particular interest to Fischer, who received her doctorate from Columbia in Japanese poetry, with particular interest in female poets, and only later moved into the art field. That poetry is collected and translated as part of the exhibit and the catalog."

Read Ms. Fisher's book about Ike Taiga by clicking here.

Comments

[Kyoko´s Bilder]

Great Website, i like all the interesting news and I like the "Mountain Soaring High Above Clouds". I have a lot of chinese-style paintings at my home and I hope I can fly to china this year again ;D

greetings from Germany
Kyoko´s Bilder