Rice paddy
by Ohno Bakufu
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
"Rice Paddy" presents the flooded paddy field as a visual and ecological subject in its own right — the shallow, mirror-still water between the planted rows reflecting sky and clouds, the geometry of planting rows creating a human-made landscape of regular intervals that is simultaneously agricultural and aesthetic. Bakufu's careful eye, trained on the precise forms of fish and plant specimens, brings the same observational clarity to this cultivated landscape, rendering the rice paddy as a microcosm of Japan's relationship with water, soil, and cultivation.
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The Compound of the Tenman Shrine at Kameido in the Snow (Kameido Tenmangu keidai no yuki), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"
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Miyajima in Snow (Yuki no Miyajima)
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Evening Snow at Shiha Park, Tokyo
1932
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Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Rice paddy was created by Ohno Bakufu (大野麦風).
Rice paddy depicts snow scenes and food & drink.