Nature's Poem: Shizen no Shi

June 11 - August 21, 2009

Featuring the ceramics of Harada Shuroku, Ito Motohiko, Kato Yasukage, Kawase Shinobu, Kishi Eiko, Maeda Masahiro, Matsui Kosei and Sugiura Yasuyoshi

Paintings and screens by Yamamoto Baiitsu, Kishi Ganku, Kawabata Gyokusho, Matsumura Keibun, Suzuki Kiitsu, Nagasawa Rosetsu, Suzuki Shonen and Shibata Zeshin

Kawabata Gyokushô (1842 - 1913)
Cat and kittens beneath an old wisteria vine with blooming Chinese roses, dandelions and butterflies
1881
Hanging Scroll; Ink and color on silk with original mount
57 x 26 3/4 inches
Inv#5674

Nagasawa Rosetsu (1754 - 1799)
Swimming Ducks
ca. 1790
Ink and light color on paper
54 x 59 inches
Inv#2303

<a href="http://www.mirviss.com/artworks/harada-shuroku/">Harada Shûroku</a> (b. 1941)
Large leaf-shaped Bizen-ware platter
2006
Stoneware
7 1/2 x 32 1/2 x 14 inches
Inv#5335

<a href="http://www.mirviss.com/artworks/sugiura-yasuyoshi/">Sugiura Yasuyoshi</a> (b. 1949)
Sculpture of a Camellia
2008
Stoneware
9 7/8 x 15 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches; Inv#5920

<a href="http://www.mirviss.com/artworks/matsumura-keibun/">Matsumura Keibun</a> (1779 - 1843)
Large Sea Bream
ca. 1830
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
49 1/2 x 27 inches
Inv#M23301

<a href="http://www.mirviss.com/artworks/utagawa-hiroshige/">Utagawa Hiroshige</a> (1797 - 1858)
Horikiri Iris Garden from the series One Hundred Famous Places in Edo
1857
Oban tate-e
print size: 13 x 8 5/8 inches; Inv#3709

<a href="http://www.mirviss.com/artworks/ohara-shoson/">Ohara Shôson</a> (1877 - 1945)
Two white cockatoo on red bar with a green background
ca. 1935
Ôban tate-e
Print size: 12 7/8 x 9 1/4 inches; Inv#5625

<a href="http://www.mirviss.com/artworks/ito-motohiko/">Itô Motohiko</a> (b. 1930)
Box with stylized pine motifs painted against cloth-impressed surface
ca. 1995
Stoneware
3 1/4 x 10 9/16 x 10 9/16 inches; Inv#5848

Fujihira Yasushi (b. 1963)
Set of 5 flower-shaped plates (two shown in image)
1 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 7 inches each
Inv#5986

<a href="http://www.mirviss.com/artworks/yoshida-hiroshi/">Yoshida Hiroshi</a> (1876 - 1950)
Ôhara Beach
1928
21 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches
Inv#5504

Featuring the ceramics of Harada Shuroku, Ito Motohiko, Kato Yasukage, Kawase Shinobu, Kishi Eiko, Maeda Masahiro, Matsui Kosei and Sugiura Yasuyoshi

Paintings and screens by Yamamoto Baiitsu, Kishi Ganku, Kawabata Gyokusho, Matsumura Keibun, Suzuki Kiitsu, Nagasawa Rosetsu, Suzuki Shonen and Shibata Zeshin

Press Release

A selection of modern and contemporary ceramics, paintings, screens, and prints celebrating the beauty and serenity of the natural world.

More Info

Hamada Shoji
Hamanaka Gesson
Harada Shûroku
Itô Motohiko
Itô Tadashi
Kawase Shinobu
Kishi Eiko
Maeda Masahiro
Matsui Kôsei
Miyashita Zenji
Nakamura Takuo
Sugiura Yasuyoshi
Suzuki Gorô
Tamura Koichi

Joan B Mirviss LTD
39 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075
Viewing hours: Monday through Friday, 11 AM to 6 PM
For more information: Tel 212-799-4021
Email