学術雑誌論文

本学関連学会

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デザイン理論. 2022, 80, p. 71-83

日本語

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2022-07-31

学術論文

Shirataki Ikunosuke (1873-1960) was one of the leading Japanese Western-style painters of the late 19th to early 20th century. Although Shirataki worked with a variety of subjects. While flowers have been a frequently painted motif for many artists and Shirataki is no exception, to date there has been no in-depth study of Shirataki’s flower paintings. An important discovery of this research is the revelation that Shirataki was a distant relative of Takeo Sakata (1888-1984), the founder of Sakata Seed Corporation, the leading seedling company in Japan. This research focuses on Shirataki’s paintings of the petunia and the cockscomb, the two flowers that Sakata Takeo successfully created new breeds of. In the case of the petunia, Sakata’s breed won the second prize at the 1935 All-America Selections competition. Two paintings of this petunia by Shirataki show its distinctive characteristics, such as its world-first double-petal form. Similar is the case of the cockscomb, of which Sakata created multiple new breeds. One of these new breeds found its way into Shirataki’s paintings. The relationship between Shirataki and Sakata allows us to gain a new perspective on modern horticulture and floral works, from which we may be able to point out the relevance of modern horticulture to other artists when they depict floral and botanical motifs. The author posits that while previous studies on the iconography of flowers are one crucial element to understanding the meanings behind paintings, the history of their creation examined in this research is another no less important but sometimes overlooked aspect.

10.18910/89275

89275

白瀧幾之助作《ペチュニア》《鶏頭》の制作背景に関する考察 : サカタのタネ創業者 坂田武雄との関係を中心に

阿部, 亜紀

意匠学会

日本語

2022-07-31

デザイン理論

80

71

83

https://hdl.handle.net/11094/89275

10.18910/89275

https://doi.org/10.18910/89275