Waves

late 17th-early 18th century

Japanese, 1658 - 1716

Korin renders the transitory nature of rolling waves. The amorphous sea undulates in a repetitive, calming manner. Puncturing this scenic moment are tentacle-like fingers of water appearing across the cascading white foam.

Ink, color, gold, and silver on paper

48 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. (122.56 x 46.99 cm)

Overall: 48 1/4 x 281.9 cm

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

51.70

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistoryPortland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, Gift to a City: Masterworks from the Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection in the Seattle Art Museum, Nov. 3 - 28, 1965. Cat. no. 136.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, A Thousand Years of Beauty: Japanese Art in Seattle, July 16, 2001 - Nov. 17, 2002.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Our Blue Planet: Global Visions of Water, Mar. 18 - May 30, 2022.

Published References"Handbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 97 (b&w)

Fuller, Richard E. "Japanese Art in the Seattle Art Museum: An Historical Sketch." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1960 ("Presented in commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the United States of America"), no. 144

"Gift to a City: Masterworks From the Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection in the Seattle Art Museum," Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1965, no. 136.

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