Red Cliff, second half 18th century
Kimura Kenkadōexpand_more
Hanging scroll; ink on paperexpand_more
Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Cultureexpand_more 2013.29.933
Not on Viewexpand_more
Kimura Kenkadō was a scholar-merchant and literati painter from Osaka, whose residence was a meeting point for painters and writers from all over town. In this work, he depicts the Red Cliff in a dramatic composition, hanging almost menacingly over the small boat below. Even more tension between foreground and background is created by placing smaller mountains in the distance. It is, however, a purely fictional depiction of the place, based on a sketch from the painting manual “Eight Types of Picture Albums” (Hasshu gafu), as Kenkadō had never visited the Red Cliff.
Details
- Title
- Red Cliff
- Artist Life
- 1736 - 1802
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2013.29.933
- Curator Approved
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