Autumn Thoughts on a Garden Landscape, 1844
Nukina Kaiokuexpand_more
Ink and light color on satinexpand_more
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more 98.18.15
Not on Viewexpand_more
As the son of a samurai, Kaioku received a proper Confucian education, but his physical frailty prevented him from becoming a warrior. His aptitude for Chinese studies was so great that he became a central figure in a circle of sinophile literary and artistic scholars in Kyoto during the second quarter of the nineteenth century. Ultimately, Kaioku is more famous for his calligraphy, but he also produced a large number of notable landscape paintings, of which this is one example. Like his other works, it reflects a studied, conservative approach to the Chinese tradition, as well as a reaction against the undisciplined approach of earlier Japanese masters. In the inscription, Kaioku credits the style of Chiang Chai-pu, a visiting Chinese artist, as the source of his inspiration.
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- Title
- Autumn Thoughts on a Garden Landscape
- Artist Life
- 1778 - 1863
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 98.18.15
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