抄録
The picture is characterized by realistic technique, expressing the solidity and massiveness of the object. Its description is based on the careful construction of corresponding parts, is expressive of emotional space by the use of gold paint and ground, and even adds ornamental nature by the application of gold dust. I noticed, therefore, that this work is supported by two motives-realism and ornamentalism-and from this point of view I tried a chronological study of the artist's work. His works employed in this comparative study are : "A pinetree in snow" (2nd year of Meiwa, 1765), "Birds on the rock" (4th year of Meiwa, 1767), "Birds and flowers of the autumn and winter" (2nd year of Anei, 1773), and "Wisterias" (5th year of Anei, 1776). As a result I came to the conclusion that the main theme of "Snow-covered pinetree"-coexistence of the two motives-was achieved in "Wisterias" through rhythmic treatment, and that the former was completed between the 2nd year and the 5th year of Anei. This is the period when Okyo was in his early forties and it coincides with his social uplift and a turning point in his life. Therefore, the problems inherent in the style of Okyo are, in my view, typically shown in the process of the two pieces of work. Here are some remarks on the realism of Okyo, especially how his ornamental motive holds on.
