Self-portrait<br />자화상
figure, Go Hui-dong
The exact date of this self-portrait has been a matter of some contention. It was
unsigned, and there are no records indicating its exhibition history or even whether the work had been publicly shown at all. This self-portrait is presumed to be a portrait study for graduation work. If it is true, this painting can be the first Western painting in Korea. In comparison to other self-portrait, the density of brush strokes in this painting is low.
Go, Hui-dong (1886-1965)
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
ca. 1914
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
© National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
Oil on canvas image: 45.5 x 33.5 cm
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A Half-naked Woman<br />半裸女像
figure, female, nude
Unlike Li Shutong's later works, a women's nude is subject matter in this painting. This is influence of Tokyo School of Fine Arts' curriculum which put emphasis on drawing human bodies.
Li, Shutong (1880-1942)
Central Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum, China
Central Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum, China
c.1920
Central Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum, China
© Central Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum, China
Oil on canvas image: 91 x 116.5 cm
Still Image
Self-portrait
figure, Li Shutong
Every student had to leave their self-portrait when they graduated from Tokyo School of Fine Arts. This painting was created with Li Shutong's graduation.
Li, Shutong (1880-1942)
Tokyo University of the Arts
Tokyo University of the Arts
ca. 1910
Tokyo University of the Arts
© Tokyo University of the Arts
Oil on canvas
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Duke Matsukata<br />松方公肖像下絵
figure
This is a portrait of Duke Matsukata. Kuroda created this painting relatively late period, and it affected Go Hui-dong's<em> Self-portrait with a Fan</em> in composition.
Kuroda, Seiki (1866-1924)
Tokyo National Museum
Tokyo National Museum
1915
Tokyo National Museum
© Independent Administrative Institution, National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo
Oil on canvas image: 81 x 61 cm
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The Fields<br />野辺
figure, female, nude
Kuroda Seiki's <em>The Fields</em> was influenced by Raphael Collin's paintings in many ways. In comparison to <em>Floreal</em>, Kuroda leanred Collin's accurate depiction of human body and Impressionist style of background. To be more specifically, this painting is largely affected by Collin's entry piece for 1900 Internation Exhibition. The composition and the model's pose were similar.
Kuroda, Seiki (1866-1924)
Pola Museum of Art
Pola Museum of Art
1907
Pola Museum of Art
© Pola Museum of Art.
http://www.polamuseum.or.jp/collection/p08-0100/
Oil on canvas image: 54.9 x 72.8 cm
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Nude<br />裸体婦人像
figure, female,nude
Kuroda Seiki suggests ideals of human body in many nude paintings, and his nude paintings were the model for his students. This painting can be related to Kim Kwanho's <em>Lake</em> in composition and atmosphere.
Kuroda, Seiki (1866-1924)
Seikado Bunko Art Museum
Seikado Bunko Art Museum
1901
Seikado Bunko Art Museum
© Seikado Bunko Art Museum
http://www.seikado.or.jp/collection/modern/002.html
Oil on canvas image: 116.2 x 89 cm
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Wisdom-Impression-Sentiment<br /><strong>智・感・情</strong>
figure, female, nude
This triptych consists of a nude woman posed in different poses on three separate canvases coated with a gold ground. The different poses of women represent Kuroda's own symbolic representations of the concept. In addition, Kuroda suggests ideal ratio of human bodies in this paintings, and it can be related to his study on anatomy.
Kuroda, Seiki (1866-1924)
Tokyo National Museum
Tokyo National Museum
1897-1899
Tokyo National Museum
© Independent Administrative Institution, National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo
http://www.tobunken.go.jp/kuroda/gallery/english/tikanjo01.html
Triptych, Oil on canvas image: 180.6 x 99.8 cm
Still Image
Under the Trees
figure, female
In this painting, Kuroda depicts a girl lying under the tree. The effect of light is well presented in this painting, and we also can see Kuroda's trial to make Japanese style oil painting in this painting.
Kuroda, Seik (1866-1924)
Takashina, Shuji, <em>Tetsuro Kagesato and Hideo Tanaka Yoga to Nihonga, Nihon Bijutsu Zenshu</em>, Tokyo: Kodansha, 1992
1899
University of Oregon Libraries
© University of Oregon Libraries
Oil oncanvas image: 78 x 93.7 cm
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By the Lake<br /><strong>湖畔</strong>
figure, female
This painting is the most representative piece of Kuroda Seiki. The figure in the painting is Kuroda's wife Teruko Kuroda, and depicts the moment of their vacation.
Kuroda, Seiki (1866-1924)
Tokyo National Museum
Tokyo National Museum
1897
Tokyo National Museum
© Independent Administrative Institution, National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo
http://www.tobunken.go.jp/kuroda/gallery/english/kohan01.html
Oil on canvas image: 69 x 84.7 cm
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Talk on Ancient Romance (composition II)<br /><strong>昔語り下絵(構図II)</strong>
History painting
This painting is based on historical story. Historic subject matter was one of the important subject matter of Kuroda Seiki. The subject matter and composition were influenced by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes's <em>Le Repos</em>.
Kuroda, Seiki (1866-1924)
Tokyo National Museum
Tokyo National Museum
1897
Tokyo National Museum
© Independent Administrative Institution, National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo
http://www.tobunken.go.jp/kuroda/gallery/english/mukasi01.html
Oil on canvas image: 41.1 x 64.4 cm
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