| schema:description | "Born in Takikawa, Hokkaido, Iwahashi moved to Tokyo at age 21 and studied with Nihonga artist Yamauchi Tamon. He earned acclaim for his large-scale depictions of natural phenomena and landscapes, receiving the Order of Culture in 1994. This 29-meter-long work, in the form of a horizontal scroll, was completed by Iwahashi at age 79 after many years of preparation. The four seasons of Hokkaido—from the deep snows of winter to the late spring, the brief summer and autumn, then back to the long winter—quietly yet vividly unfold against the backdrop of a single day from sunrise to sunset. The autumn scene of countless red dragonflies hovering over rice fields dyed red in the sunset is particularly stunning. Drawing upon his childhood memories, this lyrical depiction of the Hokkaido landscape is a masterful summing-up of Iwahashi's career as an artist....(more)" |
