Accession Number1968/2.20
TitleAutumn Retreat amidst Mountains and Valleys
Artist(s)Fujimoto Tetsuseki (Tesseki)Object Creation Date1862Medium & Supporthanging scroll, ink on satinDimensions 62 3/8 in. x 20 5/16 in. ( 158.4 cm x 51.6 cm )
Credit LineMuseum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection FundSubject matterTesseki was noted as painter, calligrapher and swordsman, and in fact he lost his life in an abortive uprising against the Shogunate just a few years before it finally fell in the Meiji restoration...The works of Tesseki are noted above all for boldness: boldness of design and of brushwork, as well as for his free and sinuous calligraphy.
Addiss, Stephen. Nanga Paintings. Sawers, 1975.
Physical DescriptionThere is a mountain in the background with a waterfall pouring out of it and flowing into a river. On the opposite shore of the mountains, there are rocks and trees. There is an inscription and seal in the top left corner of the hanging scroll. The hanging scroll is bordered with blue.
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
Japan
Landscapes
autumn
calligraphy
calligraphy (visual works)
hanging scroll
hanging scrolls
huts
huts (houses)
mountains
rivers
trees
waterfalls
waterfalls (natural bodies of water)