A "game" to promote art and artists is running on Facebook at the moment. "Like" the status and your friend sends you details of an artist to explore. You then post your favourite piece of their work and copy the status, giving your friends artists to explore when they click "like". Susan Briscoe gave me Takehisa Yumeji, who I had never heard of, but guessed might be Japanese!
There is a wealth of information on the web of course. This site: http://www.myjapanesehanga.com/home/artists/takehisa-yumeji-1884-1934
is well illustrated and this picture of a young, pensive Takehisa put me in mind of Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
So, I have to choose a favourite. Too difficult when I've only just met the guy. I like the "art nouveau" style ladies in their beautiful kimonos:
"Toronagashi (Lantern float)"
the natural settings and also the Mabel Lucie Atwell style illustrations for children:
Ring Around the Mountain
December 1922. Takehisa Yumeji
December 1922. Takehisa Yumeji
So today I choose an appropriate picture as my favourite and continue my exploration of Takehisa Yumeji's work. This is Waiting for Spring.
