Imaginary Landscape, 18th century
Sakaki Hyakusenexpand_more
Ink and light color on paperexpand_more
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more 98.18.25
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Sakaki Hyakusen probably developed his interest in Chinese painting because of his family's business of selling Chinese medicinal herbs. As one of the pioneers of Nanga painting, a style inspired by the great tradition of scholar painting in China, Hyakusen experimented widely. Here, curious scale discrepancies and spatial ambiguities suggest Hyakusen's artistic experimentation. The mixing of various thematic motifs, too, betrays his unfamiliarity with stock Chinese themes. Details such as the descending geese and the scholars who look toward a distant temple from a rocky ledge usually pertain to the famous Chinese theme of the "Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang." However, the cranes, waterfalls, and the fantastic quality of the landscape itself are elements common to paintings of the "Isles of the Immortals."
Details
- Title
- Imaginary Landscape
- Artist Life
- 1697 - 1752
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 98.18.25
- Curator Approved
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