神坂雪佳，木版画，1909-10年，私人收藏，30x44.8cm
Kamisaka Sekka was an important artistic figure in early 20th-century Japan. Born in Kyoto to a Samurai family, his talents for art and design were recognized early. He eventually allied himself with the traditional Rinpa (Rimpa) school of art. He is considered the last great proponent of this artistic tradition.
神坂雪佳（Kamisaka Sekka）是20世纪初日本一位重要的艺术家。他出生在京都的一个武士家庭，其艺术和设计天赋很早就得到了认可。最终他加入了传统的琳派（Rinpa/Rimpa）艺术流派。他被认为是这一艺术传统的最后一位伟大倡导者。
As traditional Japanese styles became unfashionable (such as Rimpa style), Japan implemented policies to promote the country's unique artistic style by upgrading the status of traditional artists who infused their craft with a dose of modernism. In 1901, Sekka was sent by the Japanese government to Glasgow where he was heavily influenced by Art Nouveau. He sought to learn more about the Western attraction to Japonism, and which elements or facets of Japanese art would be more attractive to the West. Returning to Japan, he taught at the newly opened Kyoto Municipal School of Arts and Crafts; experimented with Western tastes, styles, and methods; and incorporated them into his otherwise traditional Japanese-style works. While he sticks to traditional Japanese subject matter, and some elements of Rimpa painting, the overall effect is very Western and modern. He uses bright colors in large swaths, his images seeming on the verge of being patterns rather than proper pictures of a subject; the colors and patterns seem almost to pop, giving the paintings an almost three-dimensional quality.
随着传统的日本风格不再流行（如琳派风格），日本实施了一些政策，通过提升向自身工艺注入现代主义的传统艺术家的地位，以促进本国独特艺术风格的发展。1901年，神坂雪佳被日本政府送到格拉斯哥，在那里他深受新艺术运动的影响。他试图更多地了解日本主义对西方的吸引，以及日本艺术的哪些元素或方面对西方更有吸引力。回到日本后，他在新开的京都市立工艺美术学校任教；对各种西方的品味、风格和方法进行了尝试；并将其融入他的传统日式风格作品中。虽然他还在坚持传统的日本题材和琳派绘画的元素，但整体效果是非常的西方和现代的。他会在大幅作品中使用明亮的色彩，作品看起来更接近于图案，而不是一个只适合于固定主题的图像；这些颜色和图案仿佛就要从画面中弹出，给这些画带来了近乎三维的立体质感。
Today’s painting is from private collection. Have a great and bright Monday everyone!
今天的画作来自私人收藏。祝大家有一个愉快而美好的星期一！
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