四季琵琶湖図屏風|Lake Biwa in Four Seasons
The Met
Artist: Nukina Kaioku(Japanese, 1778–1863)
Date: 1834
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 24 9/16 × 60 5/8 in. (62.4 × 154 cm) Overall with mounting: 67 1/2 × 25 3/8 in. (171.4 × 64.5 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Robert and Betsy Feinberg, 2016
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A landscape with mountains, water, trees, and calligraphic text on a multi-panel screen
Detailed Description
This horizontal six-panel screen painting presents a panoramic landscape rendered in ink washes on a light, cream-colored ground. The overall palette features shades of gray, black, and light blue. The leftmost panel contains several columns of vertical calligraphic text in black ink, with two red square seals positioned below the text. Below this, and extending across the lower portion of the first two panels, is a gently undulating foreground with several deciduous trees, possibly willows, characterized by their sparse, delicate foliage. The ground is depicted with light washes and darker ink outlines, suggesting soft hills and rocky areas. A small, indistinct boat or structure appears on the water in the distance on the left. The central panels feature a broad expanse of water, rendered with light washes, separating the foreground from distant landmasses. On the right side of the central panels, a prominent cluster of tall, evergreen trees, likely pines, with textured trunks and dense, dark green foliage, rises from a rocky, uneven landscape. Further back, across the water, faint, hazy mountains or islands are visible, rendered in lighter blues and grays, creating a sense of atmospheric depth. The rightmost panels continue this landscape, showing more evergreen trees and rocky terrain in the foreground. The water extends across these panels, with additional layered mountains or islands receding into the distance on the horizon.
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