Shibata Zeshin: Petals Caught in a Twister - Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Artist: Shibata Zeshin

Title: Petals Caught in a Twister

Date: 19th century

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Source: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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A strong gust buffets three travelers, forcing them to bend this way and that. Gray diagonal lines suggest rain is also falling on these unfortunate travelers. They are hurrying to a farmhouse whose thatched roof can be seen in the hill ahead of them. Zeshin carefully observed the postures and movement of human bodies and created this comical but realistic composition.

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