Swaying — ゆらめき
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
"Swaying" (ゆらめき, yuramexi) — the visual quality of gentle oscillation, the barely-perceptible movement of something under the influence of a light force. Nakajima Kiyoshi's work is pervaded by this quality of gentle motion: figures whose garments move in a light breeze, grasses that lean under wind pressure, water surfaces disturbed by a breath of air. The Japanese word yuramexi carries a specific acoustic quality — the repeated middle syllables suggest the rhythm of the swaying itself — that Nakajima translates into visual terms through his treatment of line and the placement of figures within windswept compositions.
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Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
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The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
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Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Swaying — ゆらめき was created by Nakajima Kiyoshi (中島潔).
Swaying — ゆらめき depicts landscapes, figures, and bijin-ga.