Landscape

Steep mountains are painted with swift, dry brush strokes. On bank in foreground, a pair of cranes, emblems of longevity, are offered food from a basket. A bridge disappears behind a cliff to the right, and a path leads back toward a secluded residence at the base of the distant mountains.

In box, inscription on outside of lid.

Maker(s)
Artist: Hoashi Kyōu 帆足杏雨 (1810-1884)
Historical period(s)
Edo period, 1863
Medium
Ink and light color on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 129.2 x 51.4 cm (50 7/8 x 20 1/4 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1978.5
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Painting
Type

Hanging scroll

Keywords
bridge, crane, Edo period (1615 - 1868), Japan, kakemono, landscape, man, mountain
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Steep mountains are painted with swift, dry brush strokes. On bank in foreground, a pair of cranes, emblems of longevity, are offered food from a basket. A bridge disappears behind a cliff to the right, and a path leads back toward a secluded residence at the base of the distant mountains.

In box, inscription on outside of lid.

Inscription(s)

1. (Ann Yonemura, excerpted from exhibition label, "Japanese Scholar-Painters," 1985) The painter, Hoashi Kyou, has written a brief inscription in the upper left corner of the painting, giving a date corresponding to the second month of 1863.

2. Inscription outside lid of box.

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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