Uono Jisei (1883-after 1944)
Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, mid-20th centuryWaves, a framed lacquered panel, decorated with a dramatic design of the upward sweep of the rolling waves and surf about to crash onto the shore, rendered in subdued tones of charcoal grey, brown and gold takamaki-e, signed on the bottom right corner in gold lacquer relief Jisei saku (Made by Jisei) with red seal Uono Jisei; with a wood tomobako storage box inscribed Araiso gaku (Panel with design of a ragged shore) on the lid, signed inside the lid Jisei saku. Overall: 76cm x 91cm (19 15/16in x 35 13/16in); image: 48cm x 64cm (18 15/16in x 15 3/16in). (2).
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Born in Ishikawa Prefecture, Uono Jisei studied lacquer under Yamamoto Rihei V (Koda Shuetsu's father) and Akatsuka Jitoku. He became a member of the Kyoto Lacquer Association, returning to Ishikawa during World War II. Nittenshi lists him as an exhibitor at the Teiten from 1927 through 1934, the Hoshukuten in 1940, the Shinbunten in 1941 and 1942, and the Special Wartime Exhibition in 1944. According to Jan Dees, author of the exhibition catalogue Breaking Out of Tradition: Japanese Lacquer 1890-1950, Museum fur Lackkunst, Münster, 2020, Jisei was fascinated by waves and the sea, both recurring themes in his work and in the piece being offered here. The author also states that his participation in the 1944 exhibition was his last recorded activity.