Landscape
Dateearly 19th century
Label TextThough widely known as a follower of Yosa Buson, Kinkoku did not study directly with the literati master. Rather, he absorbed Buson's brush techniques as well as his landscape and figure style by repeatedly copying the master's works. After an arduous pilgrimage in the mountains of Japan with a group of Shugendo mountain-worship practitioners, Kinkoku's work reflected a new sense of raw energy and spirituality, his direct experience of nature transmitted through the medium of his brush. In these three scrolls, we sense the artist's imagination in the surging peaks and the pulsing leaves. Perhaps we can view the figure crossing the bridge as Kinkoku himself, situated at the halfway point between
Object number91.35.1
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Transforming Traditions: Japanese and Korean Art since 1800", May 23, 2009 - February 21, 2010
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "A Sack Full of Tigers: Diffusion and Diversity in Japanese Painting of the 19th Century Diffusion and Diversity in Japanese Painting", December 6, 1997 - November 15, 1998Credit LineGift of Dr. R. Joseph Monsen and Dr. Elaine R. Monsen
Dimensions81 1/2 x 27 7/8 in. (207 x 70.8 cm)
MediumInk and color on paper
Object number: 75.10
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