untitled (kingfisher under “Japanese snowball”)

Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani, artist

1920–2012

untitled (kingfisher under “Japanese snowball”), circa 1950s

Material/technique: painting; ink; color; paper

Credit line: Hino Family Collection, Hiroshima, Japan

Accession number: EL2025.040

On display: Perkins Central Court

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Street Nihonga: The Art of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani

Motifs such as flowers, trees, and animals—common themes in Nihonga—are rendered with exceptional brushwork. Mirikitani’s remarkable technique of using multiple subdued colors within a single composition, rarely seen in his known Nihonga works, is particularly evident in "untitled (kingfisher under “Japanese snowball”)."