Farm House

Ryohei Tanaka

Showa period (1929-1989), 1979

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Ewer, China, Tzu-chou ware
Seongjin reincarnated as Yang Soyu, Recites Poetry on Muleback, the Fairy Jin Chaebong Listens in a Pavilion Scene from “The Nine Cloud Dream” In foreground, a man departing on a donkey
C9-This monumental pitcher from Calcutta has a body chased with stiff leaves below a band of figures dancing and playing musical instruments. The pitcher's handle is of particular note, formed by Vishnu's Matsya's Avatar, (a figure emerging from the mouth of a fish) and holding twisted and entwined serpents. Its upper body is adorned with zodiac symbols. Calcutta was an extremely cosmopolitan city, and, in addition to Hindu images, important Muslim, Buddhist, and even festivals are sometimes represented and intertwined in its historical iconography and art. The symbols of the zodiac are part of the Calcutta tradition that often crosses cultural borders.
A pair of folding screens, each comprised of two panels, depict waterfalls and vegetation.