portion of overhanging cliff with gnarled trees and foliage at LRQ; small boat with passengers lower center; low mountains and island at L

Red Cliff, second half 18th century

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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
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portion of overhanging cliff with gnarled trees and foliage at LRQ; small boat with passengers lower center; low mountains and island at L