Changes to the Peacock Motif in Art Textiles

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  • 美術染織における孔雀図案の変遷
  • ―Comparison with Peacock Paintings―
  • ―孔雀図との比較を通じて―

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<p>In the Meiji era，many Art textiles that adopted peacock motifs were produced，making use of peacock paintings．The purpose of this study is to reveal how the peacock motif has evolved in Art textiles．It discusses the issue from three perspectives．First，from the Edo period to the Meiji period，the genre of “peacock paintings” became oriented toward international world expositions and incorporated Western painting techniques．The new kind of peacock painting combining the motifs of peacocks and cherry trees began to be produced．Next，both the design of the motif and the composition of Art textiles exhibited at the world expositions that made use of the peacock motif were compared to those of the peacock paintings at that time．Finally，there is a discussion on how the peacock motif was used for projects related to the Imperial Family．Art textiles with peacock motifs were used as decorations in buildings related to the Imperial Family，and this was widely known to the public as a result of newspaper reports．Art textiles with bird-and-flower paintings centering on the peacock and cherry blossoms were established as a design that was representative of Japan in the late Meiji period.</p>

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