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Study for "Ukon Takayama", Wall Painting in Tamatsukuri Cathedral, Osaka
Inshō Dōmoto1962
Kyoto Prefectural Domoto-Insho Museum of Fine Arts
Kyoto, Japan
A study for Catholic Tamatsukuri Church (2)While in Europe, Insho visited many cathedrals and chapels and viewed numerous Christian paintings. From this experience, he came to believe that there could be a Japanese image of the Holy Mother for Japan. As a result, Saint Mary clad in a Momoyama-era kimono came into being.
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- Title: Study for "Ukon Takayama", Wall Painting in Tamatsukuri Cathedral, Osaka
- Creator: Domoto Insho
- Date: 1962
- Physical Dimensions: w42 x h52 cm
- Type: Pigment on paper
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