Chinese Landscape
Dateca. 1925
Maker
Hirai Baisen
Japanese, 1889-1969
Label TextThe white-walled, dark-roofed buildings perched on a cliff and the type of boat navigating the river identify this as a scene set in China. After Baisen traveled there in 1913, he became known for painting exotic views of the continent. Although most are brightly colored, descriptively detailed images, he also executed examples in ink. Baisen created a misty atmosphere by saturating the paper with ink of varying intensities, and left the paper uncolored to suggest river water and snowy peaks.
Object number2010.41.52.2
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. 272-273, illus. 76.Credit LineGift of Griffith and Patricia Way, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions67 1/4 x 148 1/2 in. (170.8 x 377.2 cm)
MediumInk on paper
Tomioka Tessai
early 1890s
Object number: 2010.41.19
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