Doi GōgaJapanese
Skeletons Holding Seals
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Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minneapolis, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the painting
Five inky skeletons with spindly limbs dance around, two of them grasping seals in their bony hands. Characteristic of Doi Gōga’s works are the blunt, velvety black brushstrokes that bleed into the surrounding paper; the exaggerated incidences of “flying white” (smudgy lines that reveal white streaks); the paler strokes conveying depth; and, perhaps most unusually, the incorporation of his seals into the pictorial space.
The inscription reads: “It does not matter if you are blessed with a beautiful form; just look at the actions of your skull.”
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Particulars
- Accession number
- 2013.29.890
In the catalog
Sources
- Minneapolis Institute of Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 8 days ago
- Image: Wikidata — 1.api.artsmia.org · free licence (Wikidata P4765)
