Landscape in the Manner of Ni Zan, 1836
Yamamoto Baiitsuexpand_more
Fan; ink on paperexpand_more
Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture; formerly given to the Center by Mr and Mrs George Haldemanexpand_more 2013.29.313
Not on Viewexpand_more
Copying old paintings and emulating ancient masters is a practice seen frequently in works by Japanese literati painters. One of the leading painters of his day, Yamamoto Baiitsu turned for inspiration to Ni Zan, a Chinese painter who lived 500 years earlier. Ni Zan was known for his distinctively sparse landscapes, which he created using sketchy brushwork and a relatively dry brush. His compositions often feature a foreground of lanky trees separated from far-distant mountains by a wide expanse of undefined water. Baiitsu skillfully adapted Ni Zan’s compositional formula to the folding-fan format by placing the foreground slightly left of center and then creating two separate mountain vistas, one at far left and the other at right.
Details
- Title
- Landscape in the Manner of Ni Zan
- Artist Life
- 1783 - 1856
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2013.29.313
- Curator Approved
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