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Photo: Eduardo Calderon
Gathering Shellfish at Low Tide
Photo: Eduardo Calderon

Gathering Shellfish at Low Tide

Datelate 1920's
Label TextAlthough whimsical in appearance, Hachikushi's paintings often have a basis in actual experience. This view of the seashore was likely a recollection from the period of his seaside recuperation from tuberculosis in 1925 and 1926. Broad crescent strokes of ink describe the contours of the coastline, and abbreviated wet strokes adeptly evoke tiny, bent-over figures harvesting shellfish. The few critical touches of color serve to highlight the wonderful ink tonalities. Hachikushi's exquisite control of the brush and sense of composition were praised for fusing literati technique with the sensibility of haiga, the companion painting form to haiku.
Object number2010.41.73
Photo CreditPhoto: Eduardo Calderon
Published ReferencesMichiyo, Morioka; Berry, Paul. "Modern Masters of Kyoto: The Transformation of Japanese Painting Traditions," Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1999, p. 188, illus. 52.
Credit LineGift of Griffith and Patricia Way, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions77 1/16 x 13 1/2 in. (195.7 x 34.3 cm)
MediumInk and light colors on paper
Photo: Susan A. Cole
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ca.1910
Object number: 2010.41.33.1
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Tsuji Kako
ca.1910
Object number: 2010.41.33.2
Photo: Eduardo Calderon
1942
Object number: 2010.41.62
Moon Over Lake
ca. 1898
Object number: 2010.41.6
Photo: Eduardo Calderon
late 1910s
Object number: 2010.41.61