Accession Number2014/2.249
TitleCold Light and Snowy Mountains
Artist(s)Hine TaizanObject Creation Date1868Medium & Supportwatercolor and ink on silk, paper backingDimensions 86 in x 11 in (218.44 cm x 27.94 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Betty I. Monroe, PhDSubject 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 DescriptionPurple cloth background with a scene of a mountain. The top of the mountain is on the right side.
Primary Object Classification Painting Primary Object Typehanging scrollCollection AreaAsianRightsIf you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit
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Keywords
bridges (built works)
landscapes (environments)
mountains
snow (precipitation)
trees