Accession Number
1989/2.106

Title
Inlet Scene

Artist(s)
Okuhara Seiko

Object Creation Date
circa 1870 - circa 1891

Medium & Support
ink on paper

Dimensions
50 13/16 in. x 12 5/8 in. ( 129 cm x 32.1 cm )

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

Subject matter
Okuhara Seiko was a female artist in the Literati style of art. She was popular during her lifetime and after the Meiji restoration as well for her expressive Chinese-style naturalistic paintings. 

Physical Description
This is a hanging scroll depicting various cliffs and outcroppings out of a body of water, a distant mountain range, a mall roofed building, and inscriptions in the upper left corner. The painting is in black ink on paper and follows a general Z-shape. The bottom two-thirds are comprised of rough rock outcroppings and decorated with trees. As we move to the upper third is the mountain range in the distance. Above it is a negative space for the sky and a two-lined inscription on the left corner. Under the inscription of the second line is a red seal. 

Primary Object Classification
Painting

Primary Object Type
hanging scroll

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
water