Accession Number
1982/2.7.3

Title
Enjoying the Scenery from a Mountaintop Tea House, from a collaborative album of 11Sketches

Artist(s)
Kubota Kinsen

Object Creation Date
circa 1923

Medium & Support
album leaf, ink and light color on paper

Dimensions
10 5/8 in x 14 1/16 in (27 cm x 35.8 cm);10 5/8 in x 7 1/16 in x 11/16 in (27 cm x 18 cm x 1.8 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. J. Robert Willson

Label copy
Folding album, intact, with cover title to be deciphered. 11 double-page sheets (5 on side 1, 6 on side 2) by a group of artists.
Landscapes and plant studies, in ink or ink and color on paper.

Subject matter
The sketch appears to be Plein air painting and depicts a tea house atop a mountain. These teahouses in natural settings are places that offer tranquility and rest as the painting appears to emulate. 

Physical Description
This painting depicts two buildings to the left and a tree on the right separated by a trail or road. As the trail curves away from view, there is a big dropoff. The two buildings overlook the dropoff toward a background comprised of blue soft looking mountains that have small brushstrokes to give the effect of trees. The people in the closer building appear to be looking out into the scenery. The buildings are painted in variations of brown pigment while the trees and grass are colored in light and dark greens. To the bottom left is the artist's signature. 

Primary Object Classification
Bound Work

Primary Object Type
book

Additional Object Classification(s)
Painting

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
Japan
Landscapes
album leaf
figures in landscape
huts
mountains
sketches
tea ceremony
trees