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Mountain Village in Spring
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Mountain Village in Spring

Date1861
Maker Suzuki Hyakunen Japanese, 1825 - 1891
Label TextBy the end of his life, Hyakunen had seen the arrival of Western-style buildings and clothes and had ridden on trains. But, like many artists of his generation, he painted images of a utopian rural life that was derived from the literati painting tradition. Works of this kind were popular among Kyoto merchants as they provided a respite from the complexities of their daily affairs in the city. Paintings of idealized country life remained popular during that period of rapid Westernization, reflecting a nostalgia for Japan's cultural legacy.
Object number2010.41.21
Published ReferencesMichiyo, Morioka; Berry, Paul. "Modern Masters of Kyoto: The Transformation of Japanese Painting Traditions," Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1999, p. 67, illus. 3.
Credit LineGift of Griffith and Patricia Way, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions67 1/4 x 29 1/8 in. (170.8 x 74 cm)
MediumInk and light colors on pale beige-toned silk
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Tanomura Chokunyu
1902
Object number: 2010.41.17
Photo: Eduardo Calderon
Nishimura Goun
ca. 1937
Object number: 2010.41.64
Landscapes of the Four Seasons
Morikawa Sobun
late 1890s
Object number: 2010.41.11
Listening to a Hototogisu in a Summer Valley
Suzuki Shonen
1914
Object number: 2010.41.15
Landscape with Two Travelers
Suzuki Shonen
1912
Object number: 2010.41.14
Photo: Eduardo Calderon
Domoto Insho
ca. 1923
Object number: 2010.41.44
Photo: Eduardo Calderon
Mori Getsujo
late 1930s or later
Object number: 2010.41.63
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Morris Graves
1943
Object number: 46.223
Photo: Eduardo Calderon
Fudo Ritsuzan
1924
Object number: 2010.41.46