説明

Sir Joseph Turner was a well known landscape painter from the late 18th to mid 19th century, whose romantic landscapes quickly made their way to Japan, making him a house-hold name in the Meiji era. He even appeared in the well-known novelist, Natsume Soseki's work, 'The Son' or ‘Bocchan’. At the time, the Industrial Revolution was in full swing in Britain, while it was the peak of Japan’s Edo era or Bunka-Bunsei period. The painting in the house lounge is a reproduction of Turner’s work. Note that even the Royal Navy warships on the horizon are painted in intricate detail.