1890
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Sake Party with No Light is a 1890 unspecified by Tomioka Tessai, a Impressionism work, depicting Meiji Period to Taisho Period, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows three people sitting on the floor. They are all wearing traditional Japanese clothing. One person is holding a round object, possibly a sake bottle. The other two people are looking at the person with the bottle. The background is a light color, and there are some dark lines and shapes that might be shadows or other objects. The painting has a simple, realistic style. The people and objects are drawn in a straightforward way, without a lot of detail or decoration. The overall effect is calm and serene. If you like this painting, you might also want to check out the work of artist Tomioka Tessai.
Three skeletons are holding cups and passing around a bottle of sake.
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Tomioka Tessai (富岡 鉄斎; 25 January 1836 or 27 January 1837 – 31 December 1924) was the pseudonym for a painter and calligrapher in imperial Japan.
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