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Photo: Eduardo Calderon
Leisure Time on Willow-Covered Banks
Photo: Eduardo Calderon

Leisure Time on Willow-Covered Banks

Date1920s
Label TextThe idyllic joys of the scholar's life fill this springtime setting along a canal in China, perhaps in the city of Suzhou, which is renowned for its scenic waterways and artistic gardens. An attendant prepares tea in one of the pavilions that rest on pilings over the water and dot the banks of the canal, while scholars enjoy the views or chat leisurely. Inshô's travels in China inspired paintings that both reflected ancient literati traditions and captured his experiences there.
Object number2010.41.45
Photo CreditPhoto: Eduardo Calderon
Published ReferencesMorioka, Michiyo; Berry, Paul. "Modern Masters of Kyoto: The Transformation of Japanese Painting Traditions," Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1999, p. 286, illus. 81.
Credit LineGift of Griffith and Patricia Way, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions77 9/16 x 19 5/8 in. (197 x 49.9 cm)
MediumInk and colors on silk
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