Accession Number
1966/2.1

Title
Late Autumn Landscape

Artist(s)
Japanese

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
16th century

Medium & Support
hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

Dimensions
28 1/8 in. x 11 3/4 in. ( 71.4 cm x 29.8 cm )

Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund

Label copy
This landscape was formerly attributed to Bunsei, an artist who specialized in atmospheric effects; but today most scholars consider the attribution unlikely.

Subject matter
The entire top portion of this painting is seemingly blank, but represents the air and atmosphere. This probably explains why the work has been attributed, perhaps falsely, to Bunsei, a specialist in atmospheric painting.

Physical Description
The entire top portion of this painting is seemingly blank, but represents the air and atmosphere. Below are mountains hugged by clouds and trees and vegetation in the phase of autumn.

Primary Object Classification
Painting

Primary Object Type
hanging scroll

Additional Object Classification(s)
Painting

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
autumn
hanging scrolls
landscapes (environments)
painting (coating)