Yiyao’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
The Essence of Light and the Cadence of Rhythm
Fu Yiyao Chinese (born in 1947)
Rectangular Tureen (fu)
China
The Poet Du Fu Riding a Donkey
Kano Shigenobu Japanese, active about 1620–40
Calligraphy
Mi Fu Chinese
Geisha Style (geisha fū) from the series Guide to Contemporary Styles (Tōsei fūzoku tsū)
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806
Thunder God (Raijin) from the series "Pantheon of the Gandavyuha Sutra (Kegon-fu)"
Munakata Shiko Japanese 1903-1975
Mountain God (Yamagami), from the series "Pantheon of the Gandavyuha Sutra (Kegon-fu)"
Munakata Shiko Japanese, 1903-1975
The Style of a Feudal Lord’s Household (Yashiki-fu), from the series Guide to Contemporary Styles (Tosei fuzoku tsu)
The Princess Style (Ohimesama-fu)
Attributed to Okumura Toshinobu Japanese, active c. 1717-50
Vairocana (Dainichi Nyorai), from the series Kegon-fu
In the Style of a Page (Kosho fu), Center Sheet of Triptych (Sanpukutsui chu)
Nishimura Shigenaga Japanese, 1697 (?)-1756
Fu dog
Kung-fu
Ladislav Sutnar (American, born Bohemia, 1897–1976)
In the Style of a Young Man (Wakashu fu), Left Sheet of Triptych (Sanpukutsui hidari)
Yaksa (Yasha-o), from the series Kegon-fu
Chao-Chow-Fu Bridge
John Thomson Scottish, 1837–1921