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酒井抱一筆　桜図屏風|Blossoming Cherry Trees

Sakai Hōitsu

1805

ink

panel

From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nihonga Romanticism Early 19th Century Landscape Flower Leaf Tree

Dominant colour

酒井抱一筆　桜図屏風|Blossoming Cherry Trees is a 1805 ink by Sakai Hōitsu, a Nihonga work, depicting Flower, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Sakai Hōitsu
When & what style?: 1805 · Nihonga
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows two tall folding screens with cherry branches. The top half has delicate pink blossoms and green leaves on a golden background. The bottom half is plain gray, like a simple base. Notice how the artist used gold leaf to make the background shine. The brushstrokes on the branches look almost alive, with quick, loose lines. If you like this, look up Romanticism next to see how artists used nature in new ways.