Accession Number2017/1.553.2
TitleLandscape
Artist(s)Takashima HokkaiObject Creation Datelate-19th century to early-20th centuryMedium & Supportink and color on paperDimensions 85 in x 27 ½ in (215.9 cm x 69.85 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hebe Lutz in honor of her parents, Jake William Hearn, MD, Lt. Colonel US Army, and Juanita Wells Hearn Subject matter"
Nanga (southern painting) or
Bunjinga (scholar or literati painting) artists took a form of Chinese painting as their model. The Chinese Ming dynasty artist/theorist Dong Qichang (1555–1636) established two categories of painting: northern painting, which was orthodox and academic (painters were formally trained and sold their work for a living); and southern painting, which was freely executed and expressive (ideally these artists were scholar-amateurs who did not paint for a living). Japanese literati artists, although forbidden to travel to China, studied and emulated the southern style of painting and Chinese art theories through imported books. Nanga painters generally declined to serve the samurai class, and preferred instead to survive by selling works to educated merchants and farmers. They often painted for each other and prided themselves as being intellectuals, poets, tea masters, raconteurs, as well as painters. They are most associated with smaller formats, such as hanging scrolls and fans, but several Nanga artists also produced screen paintings. Nanga artists primarily resided in Kyoto and Osaka."
“Japanese Painting: Nanga and Bunjinga School: Education: Asian Art Museum.”
Asian Art Museum, education.asianart.org/resources/japanese-painting-nanga-and-bunjinga-school/.
Physical DescriptionPainting of a blue mountain overlooking a house and river on a gold support with brown flowers.
Primary Object Classification Painting Primary Object Typehanging scrollAdditional Object Classification(s)PaintingCollection AreaAsianRightsIf you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit
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Keywords
fog
landscapes (environments)
mountains
rivers
trees