Sketch of <em>Talk on Ancient Romance<br /></em>昔語り下絵<em><br /></em>
Kuroda Seiki, History painting, Sketch
Kuroda Seiki did rough sketch in advance of drawing <em>Talk on Ancient Romance</em>. The composition of this painting is similar to Chavanne's <em>Rest</em>.
Kuroda, Seiki (1866-1924)
Tokyo National Museum
Tokyo National Museum
1896
Tokyo National Museum
© Independent Administrative Institution, National Research Institute for Cultural Properties,Tokyo.
http://www.tobunken.go.jp/kuroda/gallery/english/mukasi01.html
Pencil on Paper
Still Image
Le femme nue de M. Kuroda
exhibition, Kuroda Seiki
This is originally published as an illustration in a slim brocure titled <em>Shocking au Japon: De l'evolution de l'art dans l'empire du </em><em>soleil levant</em> (1895) by Fernand Ganeso, the image drawn by Georges bigot has only a short caption identifying its subject: "the nude woman by Mr. Kuroda".
Georges Bigot
Fernand Ganesco, Shoking au Japon: De l'evolution de l'art l'empire du soleil levant
De l'evolution de l'art l'empire du soleil levant
1895
Still Image
Self-portrait<br /><strong>自画像</strong>
figure, Kuroda Seiki
Kuroda Seiki did not create many self-portraits, but this is one of them. In this French style self-portrait, Kuroda uses bright color to present himself, and presents change of light.
Kuroda, Seiki (1866-1924)
Kume Museum of Art
Kume Museum of Art
1897
Kume Museum of Art
© 久米美術館(品川区・美術館)
Oil on canvas 36x25,3cm
Still Image
Self-portrait<br /><strong>自画像</strong>
figure, Kuroda Seiki
Kuroda Seiki did not create many self-portraits, and this is one of them. Kuroda painted this self portrait eighteen years after creating previous self-portrait. Kuroda uses darker color than previous piece, put more emphsis on detail in this piece.
Kuroda, Seiki (1866-1924)
Tokyo National Museum
Tokyo National Museum
1915
© Independent Administrative Institution, National Research Institute for Cultural Properties,Tokyo
Oil on canvas: 36 x 25.3 cm
Still Image
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
Image
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
Image
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
Image
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
Image
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
Image