Accession Number
1967/2.3

Title
Landscape

Artist(s)
Aoki Shukuya

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
circa 1760-1802

Medium & Support
ink on paper

Dimensions
53 1/2 in x 11 1/2 in (135.89 cm x 29.21 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Harry Packard

Subject matter
Shukuya seems to have started his study with Taiga at the age of 14 or 15, and was the closest to the master of all his followers. At Taiga's death, Shukuya, then about 40 years old, shut himself in Taiga's house, becoming something of a recluse. His early works are so much like those of his teacher that he was known as "Taiga the Second," and it is suspected that some of his paintings have had their signatures removed and the name and spurious seals of Taiga added. Until recently there has been some doubt as to Shukuya's dates, some sources supposing his death to have been in the mid 1790's, but as there are several extant paintings dated 1800 and 1801, the date of 1802 seems correct.

Addiss, Stephen. Nanga Paintings. Sawers, 1975.

Physical Description
Starting at the top of the painting, there are mountains, some parts hidden behind mist. Going further down, there are many trees that lead to the edge of a river. Over one part of the river id a bridge. In the upper right corner of the painting, there is an inscription and two seals. The painting has a gold border.

Primary Object Classification
Painting

Primary Object Type
hanging scroll

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Japan
Landscapes
bridges
bridges (built works)
figures (representations)
figures in landscape
hanging scroll
hanging scrolls
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
rivers
trees