One of three panels mounted as a triptych of kakemono; ink and slight color on paper; unsigned

Chinese Figures in a Landscape, from a set of three, late 16th-early 17th century

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Bequest of Richard P. Galeexpand_more  74.1.1.1

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This trio of paintings shows Chinese gentlemen and several younger attendants in a mountain setting. They may once have been part of a larger set of paintings depicting figures engaged in the so-called Four Accomplishments--music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Given their large scale and cropped compositions, it is possible that they were originally mounted on sliding doors. They may have been damaged and remounted as hanging scrolls in order to salvage the remaining fragments. The facile brushwork delineating the sages' costumes and facial features suggests that they were created by or in the circle of Kanō Eitoku, the renowned leader of the seminal Kanō studio during the late 1500s. The red seals reading "Eitoku" in the lower corners of the paintings are spurious and were added at a later date.

Details
Title
Chinese Figures in a Landscape, from a set of three
Artist Life
1543 - 1590
Role
Artist
Accession Number
74.1.1.1
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One of three panels mounted as a triptych of kakemono; ink and slight color on paper; unsigned