Drawing Water from a Mountain Stream
Dateca.1860
Maker
Murase Soseki
Label TextThis scene shows a scholar reading in a thatched hut surrounded by mountains. On a platform high above the stream rests a tea set for sencha, an informal practice of drinking steeped tea popular among literati. The scholar's attendant draws fresh water from the stream for the tea.
The theme of the ideal life of a Chinese scholar and the various brush techniques demonstrate Sôseki's fidelity to the style of Matsumura Goshun (1752-1811), the founder of the Shijô school. Outlined rocks and hillsides are defined by wash and short, side-tip brushstrokes.
Object number2010.41.12
Published ReferencesMichiyo, Morioka; Berry, Paul. "Modern Masters of Kyoto: The Transformation of Japanese Painting Traditions," Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1999, p. 63, illus. 2.Credit LineGift of Griffith and Patricia Way, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions77 1/8 x 18 3/4 in. (195.9 x 47.6 cm)
MediumInk and very light colors on silk
Tomioka Tessai
early 1890s
Object number: 2010.41.19
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