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Tsukigase
Tsukigase

Tsukigase

Date1880s
Maker Kishi Chikudo Japanese, 1826 - 1897
Label TextLong a subject of praise in both poetry and painting, Tsukigase near the ancient capital of Nara is known for plum blossom viewing and for its dramatic landscape of steep cliffs forming a narrow river gorge. Chikudô accentuated the monumentality of the far cliff by juxtaposing it with diminutive figures and buildings. The landscape nearly fills the picture, leaving only a glimpse of sky at the top. The vigorously applied white dots and rugged dark strokes convey an image of plum trees clinging to the mountainside.
Object number2010.41.5
Published ReferencesMichiyo, Morioka; Berry, Paul. "Modern Masters of Kyoto: The Transformation of Japanese Painting Traditions," Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1999, p. 81-82, illus. 8.
Credit LineGift of Griffith and Patricia Way, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions77 5/8 x 22 7/8 in. (197.2 x 58.1 cm)
MediumInk and light colors on silk
Landscapes of the Four Seasons
Morikawa Sobun
late 1890s
Object number: 2010.41.11
Autumn Landscape
Kishi Chikudo
ca. 1890s
Object number: 2010.41.4
Three Friends by a  Mountain Stream
Tanomura Chokunyu
1902
Object number: 2010.41.17
Listening to a Hototogisu in a Summer Valley
Suzuki Shonen
1914
Object number: 2010.41.15
Photo: Eduardo Calderon
Nishiyama Suisho
ca. 1916
Object number: 2010.41.66
Photo: Eduardo Calderon
Domoto Insho
ca. 1923
Object number: 2010.41.44
Photo: Eduardo Calderon
Okochi Yako
late 1930s
Object number: 2010.41.76
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Domoto Insho
1920s
Object number: 2010.41.92