Legend of the Cat Monster - Nobuhiko Obayashi 1983
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This two-panel screen by Nihonga artist Nakamura Daizaburō features film star Takako Irie oozing sophistication wearing a fire-red kimono while reclining on a “modern” European-style chaise lounge. Takako Irie (入江 たか子 aka Irie Takako) was a Japanese movie actress born in Tokyo into the aristocratic Higashibōjō family. She became a major star, even starting her own production company, Irie Productions, in 1932. One of Kenji Mizoguchi's silent film masterpieces, The Water Magician, was produced at that company with Irie starring. She appeared in many advertisements, as well as on fans and other commercial goods. This folding screen painting appeared in the 1930 Teiten Imperial Exhibition by the Imperial Academy of Arts (forerunner of the Japan Art Academy). Nakamura Daizaburō 中村大三郎 was a Japanese painter active during the Taishō and Shōwa eras. He was born in Kyoto, the eldest son of a kimono dyer. He studied at the Kyoto Municipal School of Fine Arts and Crafts from 1912 to 1916. He then entered the Kyoto Municipal School of Painting, where he studied under Nishiyama Suisho, and was appointed to the faculty in 1925.

Takako Irie on Couch by 中村大三郎 (Nakamura Daizaburō - Japanese) - Color and gold on silk / c. 1930 - Honolulu Museum of Art (Hawaii) #womeninart #takakoirie #actress #art #silk #artwork #中村大三郎 #HonoluluMuseumofArt #womensart #入江たか子 #screenart #japaneseart #womanart #女性 #fineart #帝展 #japanese #日本画