A young Japanese woman is surrounded by long leafy green plants highlighted by blooming magenta Rose of Sharon flowers as she casually sits. She has ample black hair parted down the middle with buns on the back plus thick, dark eyebrows, narrow almond-shaped sleepy eyes, and thin pink lips. She wears a plain, narrow-sleeved muted yellow cotton kimono with a matching plain kimono sash. There is a sense of a deep adoration for her refreshing yet fleeting beauty, as if she were the personification of the flower spirit of the Rose of Sharon that bloom in the morning and fade in the evening. Born in Kyoto City, Nishiyama Suisho (西山翠嶂) flourished through the Meiji, Taisho and Showa eras. His real given name was Usaburo while Suisho was a pseudonym. He studied under Takeuchi Seiho, and even married Seiho's daughter. Nishiyama also studied at the Kyoto City School of Arts and Crafts (Kyoto-Shiritsu Bijutsu Kogei Gakko). He earned a reputation as one of the "three geniuses" to study under Takeuchi. Nishiyama presided over his Seiko Sha (private school of painting) and turned out many leading artists including Domoto Insho, Nakamura Daizaburo, Uemura Shoko and others. He took pride in the realistic style that he learned from his teacher and his various styles of work, and remained a prominent figure in the Kyoto art scene until he passed at the age of 80.

槿花 (Roses of Sharon) by 西山翠嶂 / Nishiyama Suisho (Japanese) - Pigment on silk; hanging scroll / 1923 - Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art (Japan) #WomenInArt #art #artwork #西山翠嶂 #NishiyamaSuisho #womensart #軸 #hangingscroll #京都市京セラ美術館 #JapaneseArt #JapaneseArtist #KYOCERAMuseumofArt #bskyart #ArtText