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Boy among Tulips

Chihiro Iwasaki1965 - 1965

Chihiro Art Museum

Chihiro Art Museum
Tokyo, Japan

Among the poppy, sweet pea, freesia and other spring flowers in full bloom, a boy’s face peers out from within a large flowering tulip. This work was made for the cover of the April issue of the picture magazine Kodomo no Sekai. Painted in watercolors, the flowers in the illustration have a softness that, while different in appearance from actual flowers, conveys the delicate feel, and even the scent, of the petals. As Chihiro loved flowers and raised a variety of them in her garden, the expressiveness of this painting was uniquely her own.

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  • Title: Boy among Tulips
  • Creator: Chihiro Iwasaki
  • Creator Lifespan: 1918 - 1974
  • Creator Nationality: Japanese
  • Creator Gender: Female
  • Creator Death Place: Tokyo
  • Creator Birth Place: Takefu
  • Date: 1965 - 1965
  • 画家名 (日本語): いわさきちひろ
  • 作品説明 (Japanese): ひなげし、スイートピー、フリージアなど春の花が咲きほこり、大きく開いたチューリップのなかには男の子が顔をのぞかせています。絵雑誌「こどものせかい」4月号の表紙絵として描かれた作品です。水彩絵の具のにじみを駆使して描かれた花々は、実際に目に見える花の姿とは異なりますが、花びらの触感や香りまでが伝わってくるようです。花が大好きで、庭にさまざまな花を育てていたちひろならではの表現といえるでしょう。
  • 作品名 (日本語): 「チューリップのなかの男の子」
  • creator: Japan
  • Physical Dimensions: w318 x h318 mm (complete)
  • Type: painting
  • Rights: Copyright © 2013 Chihiro Iwasaki Memorial Foundation. All rights reserved.
Chihiro Art Museum

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