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Korean Envoys

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Description: Korean Envoys
TitleKorean Envoys
Creator nameIke no Taiga
Creator name (description)attributed to
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1764
Object typeScroll
MaterialsHorizontal scroll, ink and color on paper
LocationNew York Public Library
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsScrolls, Japanese--Edo period, 1600-1868Korea--Foreign relations--JapanNanga
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Chapter 1: Korean Embassies to Japan in the Eighteenth Century
Burglind Jungmann
Description: Painters as Envoys: Korean Inspiration in Eighteenth-Century Japanese Nanga
Painters as Envoys: Korean Inspiration in Eighteenth-Century Japanese Nanga
~The significance and intensity of Korean-Japanese relations during the Edo period (1600–1868) become obvious when viewed in light of the foreign policy concept of the Edo bakufu (the government of the Shōgun in Edo, present-day TŌkyo), most...
Author
Burglind Jungmann
PublisherPrinceton University Press
Copyright© 2004 Princeton University Press
Related print edition pages: pp.25-45
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-23801&redirecttoanchor=102984
Chapter subject tags:Korea--Foreign relations--JapanEdo period, Japan, 1600-1868Festivals--JapanLandscape painting, Korean--Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910Chinese influences

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Description: Sketches for Fan Paintings (shukuzu)
Sketches for Fan Paintings (shukuzu)
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Aug 18
Creator nameKanō Tan'yū
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1661–1667
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and light color on paper; handscroll
LocationKyoto National Museum
Sketches for Fan Paintings (shukuzu)
Sketches for Fan Paintings (shukuzu)
Description: Mount Utsu, from The Tales of Ise
Mount Utsu, from The Tales of Ise
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 03
Creator nameTawaraya Sōtatsu
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1634
Object typePainting
MaterialsPoem card (shikishi) mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions24.4 × 20.8 cm
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/52988
Accession number2015.300.88
Mount Utsu, from The Tales of Ise
Illustration of the Mount Utsu Episode of The Tales of Ise
Description: Poem on the Theme of Snow
Poem on the Theme of Snow
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 08
Creator nameMusō Sōseki
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1300–1350
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsHanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions11 3/4 × 32 1/2 in. (29.9 × 82.6 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/60467
Accession number2011.534
Poem on the Theme of Snow
Poem on the Theme of Snow
Description: Hell of Shrieking Sounds, detail
Hell of Shrieking Sounds, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 03
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1200
Object typePainting
MaterialsHandscroll; ink and colors on paper
Dimensions26 × 27.3 cm
LocationSeattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
http://art.seattleartmuseum.org/objects/15444/segment-of-the-hell-scroll-hell-of-shrieking-sounds;jsessionid=B44C67C5A9EEDDF0E25BF12608AEB6CF
Accession number48.172
Hell of Shrieking Sounds, detail
Hell of Shrieking Sounds, detail
Description: Painting Party
Painting Party
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 03
Creator nameKawanabe Kyōsai
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1880
Object typePainting
MaterialsHanging scroll; Ink and colors on paper
Dimensions139 × 69 cm
LocationCleveland Museum of Art, Ohio
http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1983.88
Accession number1983.88
Painting Party
Painting and Calligraphy Party
Description: God of Longevity (Fukurokujū)
God of Longevity (Fukurokujū)
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKanō Tsunenobu
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1600–1700
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk on paper; mounted as a hanging scroll
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/95312.html
Accession number2001-37-1
God of Longevity (Fukurokujū)
God of Longevity (Fukurokujū)
Description: The Story of Fukutomi, detail
The Story of Fukutomi, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 03
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1300–1400
Object typePainting
MaterialsHandscroll; ink and colors on paper
LocationCleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1953.358#
Accession number1953.358
The Story of Fukutomi, detail
The Story of Fukutomi, detail
Description: Queen Mother of the West
Queen Mother of the West
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKano Seisen'in Osanobu
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1800–1850
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and color on silk; hanging scroll
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/45736
Accession number36.100.99
Queen Mother of the West
Queen Mother of the West
Description: The Mountain is Empty; A Pinecone Falls
The Mountain is Empty; A Pinecone Falls
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 08
Creator nameZekkai Chūshin
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1375–1400
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsHanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions34 1/2 × 8 5/8 in. (87.6 × 21.9 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/60473
Accession number2014.719.8
The Mountain is Empty; A Pinecone Falls
The Mountain is Empty; A Pinecone Falls
Description: Sakuma Shōgen
Sakuma Shōgen
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKanō Tan'yū
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1636
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and light color on paper; hanging scroll
LocationShinju-an, Kyoto
Sakuma Shōgen
Sakuma Shōgen
Description: Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 08
Creator nameKāno Motonobu
Creator name (description)Attributed to Kāno Motonobu
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1500–1550
Object typePainting
MaterialsHanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions17 15/16 × 28 15/16 in. (45.6 × 73.5 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/81191
Accession number2001.56.1
Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Description: Portrait of Bian Que
Portrait of Bian Que
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKano Einō
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1714
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and color on silk; hanging scroll
LocationVassar College, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie, New York
https://emuseum.vassar.edu/objects/16773/portrait-of-bianqque
Accession number2006.1
Portrait of Bian Que
Portrait of Bian Que
Description: Sketches for Edo Castle
Sketches for Edo Castle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKano Seisen'in Osanobu
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1839
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and color on paper; handscroll
LocationTokyo National Museum
Sketches for Edo Castle
Sketches for Edo Castle
Description: Second Month: Flowery Party
Second Month: Flowery Party
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKano Isen'in Naganobu
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1802–1816
Object typePainting
MaterialsColor on silk; one of a set of twelve hanging scrolls
LocationEdo-Tokyo Museum
Second Month: Flowery Party
Second Month: Flowery Party
Description: Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKanō Tan'yū
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1662–1674
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and light color on silk; one of a set of eight hanging scrolls
LocationShizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka City, Japan
Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Description: Guo Ziyi, and Flowers and Birds
Guo Ziyi, and Flowers and Birds
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKano Isen'in Naganobu
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1816–1828
Object typePainting
MaterialsColor on silk; triptych of hanging scrolls
LocationPrivate collection, Japan
Guo Ziyi, and Flowers and Birds
Guo Ziyi, and Flowers and Birds
Description: Portrait of Tan'yū
Portrait of Tan'yū
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameMomota Ryūei
Creator name (description)attributed to Momota Ryūei
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1670–1700
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and color on paper; hanging scroll
LocationKyoto National Museum
Portrait of Tan'yū
Portrait of Tan'yū
Description: Fujiwara Kiyotada, from the Narikane Version of the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets
Fujiwara Kiyotada, from the Narikane Version of the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 08
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1250–1300
Object typePainting
MaterialsSection of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
Dimensions10 3/8 × 10 1/8 in. (26.4 × 25.7 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/60443
Accession number2014.719.1
Fujiwara Kiyotada, from the Narikane...
Fujiwara Kiyotada, from the Narikane Version of the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets
Description: The Tale of Genji, illustration from Suzumushi Chapter
The Tale of Genji, illustration from Suzumushi Chapter
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 03
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1100–1200
Object typePainting
MaterialsColors on paper
Dimensions21.8 × 23.6 cm
LocationGotoh Museum, Tokyo, Japan
https://www.gotoh-museum.or.jp/collection/col_01/01003_015.html
The Tale of Genji, illustration from...
The Tale of Genji, illustration from Suzumushi Chapter
Description: Swift Bull, from the Ten Swift Bulls
Swift Bull, from the Ten Swift Bulls
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 03
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1300
Object typePainting
MaterialsSection of a handscroll, mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper
Dimensions10 5/8 x 12 3/4 in. (27 x 32.4 cm)
LocationSeattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
http://art.seattleartmuseum.org/objects/11948/swift-bull-from-the-ten-swift-bulls?ctx=aa2411d7-b3e4-4144-9880-f9bad041a49f&idx=0
Accession number50.66
Swift Bull, from the Ten Swift Bulls
Swift Bull, from the Ten Swift Bulls
Description: Hangōken Calligraphy
Hangōken Calligraphy
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 08
Creator nameSen Sōtan
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1646
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk on paper
Dimensions20 11/16 × 46 1/16 in. (52.5 × 117 cm)
LocationCollection of Peggy and Richard M. Danziger, L.L.B. 1963
Hangōken Calligraphy
Hangōken Calligraphy
Description: Queen Mother of the West
Queen Mother of the West
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKanō Tsunenobu
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1704
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and color on silk; hanging scroll
LocationItabashi Art Museum, Tokyo
Queen Mother of the West
Queen Mother of the West
Description: White-Robed Kannon
White-Robed Kannon
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 08
Creator nameBaiken
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1470–1530
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk on paper, possibly with ivory rollers
Dimensions28 9/16 × 9 15/16 in. (72.5 × 25.2 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/120519
Accession number2007.107.1
White-Robed Kannon
White-Robed Kannon
Description: Sakuma Shōgen
Sakuma Shōgen
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKanō Tan'yū
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1641
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and color on silk; hanging scroll
LocationPrivate collection, Japan
Sakuma Shōgen
Sakuma Shōgen
Description: Handscroll of Japanese Poet Sages, The Tale of Genji, and Human Figures
Handscroll of Japanese Poet Sages, The Tale of Genji, and Human Figures
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKanō Tan'yū
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1662–1666
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and light color on paper; handscroll
LocationKyoto National Museum
Handscroll of Japanese Poet Sages, The...
Handscroll of Japanese Poet Sages, The Tale of Genji, and Human Figures
Description: Pair of Silver Pheasants
Pair of Silver Pheasants
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKanō Tan'yū
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1661
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and color on silk; hanging scroll
LocationShizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka City, Japan
Pair of Silver Pheasants
Pair of Silver Pheasants
Description: Portrait of Ishin Sūden
Portrait of Ishin Sūden
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKanō Tan'yū
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1600–1700
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and color on silk; hanging scroll
LocationKonchi-in, Kyoto
Portrait of Ishin Sūden
Portrait of Ishin Sūden
Description: Shennong
Shennong
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKano Einō
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1600–1700
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk on paper; hanging scroll
LocationTokyo National Museum
Shennong
Shennong
Description: Wang Zhaojun
Wang Zhaojun
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKiyohara Yukinobu
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1670–1700
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and color on silk; hanging scroll
LocationPrivate collection, Japan
Wang Zhaojun
Wang Zhaojun
Description: Waxwings, Cherry Blossoms, and Bamboo
Waxwings, Cherry Blossoms, and Bamboo
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKiyohara Yukinobu
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1670–1700
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and color on silk; hanging scroll
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/77204
Accession number2012.522.2
Waxwings, Cherry Blossoms, and Bamboo
Waxwings, Cherry Blossoms, and Bamboo
Description: Copy of Peonies by Wang Ruoshui
Copy of Peonies by Wang Ruoshui
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKano Isen'in Naganobu
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1800–1850
Object typePainting
MaterialsColor on silk; handscroll
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/25690/copies-of-paintings-by-chinese-and-japanese-masters
Accession number11.6486
Copy of Peonies by Wang Ruoshui
Copy of Peonies by Wang Ruoshui
Description: Sketches of Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Sketches of Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKanō Tan'yū
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1660–1669
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and light color on paper; handscroll
LocationKyoto National Museum
Sketches of Eight Views of the Xiao and...
Sketches of Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Description: Sketch for Gokyūsoku jōdannoma, Nakaomote, Honmaru
Sketch for Gokyūsoku jōdannoma, Nakaomote, Honmaru
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKano Seisen'in Osanobu
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1838–1844
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and light color on paper; two handscrolls of a set of 264
LocationTokyo National Museum
Sketch for Gokyūsoku...
Sketch for Gokyūsoku jōdannoma, Nakaomote, Honmaru
Description: Sketches of Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Sketches of Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKanō Tan'yū
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1660–1669
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and light color on paper; handscroll
LocationKyoto National Museum
Sketches of Eight Views of the Xiao and...
Sketches of Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Description: Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKanō Tan'yū
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1662–1674
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and light color on silk; one of a set of eight hanging scrolls
LocationShizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka City, Japan
Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Description: Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKanō Tan'yū
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1662–1674
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and light color on silk; one of a set of eight hanging scrolls
LocationShizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka City, Japan
Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Description: Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKanō Tan'yū
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1662–1674
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and light color on silk; one of a set of eight hanging scrolls
LocationShizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka City, Japan
Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Description: Takanobu seal, from Portrait of Emperor Goyōzei
Takanobu seal, from Portrait of Emperor Goyōzei
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKano Takanobu
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1617
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and color on silk, hanging scroll
LocationSennyū-ji, Kyoto
Takanobu seal, from Portrait of Emperor...
Takanobu seal, from Portrait of Emperor Goyōzei
Description: Two-Character Fragment of Tsu yu Ming (Zayu no Mei)
Two-Character Fragment of Tsu yu Ming (Zayu no Mei)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 03
Creator nameKūkai
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 800–900 AD
Object typeCalligraphy
Dimensions29 × 25.2 cm
Two-Character Fragment of Tsu yu Ming...
Two-Character Fragment of Tsu yu Ming (Zayu no Mei)
Description: Yasunobu seal, from Saigyō Viewing Mount Fuji, Yoshino, and Tatsuta
Yasunobu seal, from Saigyō Viewing Mount Fuji, Yoshino, and Tatsuta
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKanō Yasunobu
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1600–1700
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and light color on paper, set of three hanging scrolls
LocationNewark Museum, New Jersey
Accession number63.6A-C
Yasunobu seal, from Saigyō Viewing...
Yasunobu seal, from Saigyō Viewing Mount Fuji, Yoshino, and Tatsuta
Description: Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKanō Tan'yū
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1662–1674
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and light color on silk; one of a set of eight hanging scrolls
LocationShizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka City, Japan
Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang
Description: Tsunenobu no in seal, from Queen Mother of the West
Tsunenobu no in seal, from Queen Mother of the West
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKanō Tsunenobu
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1704
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and color on silk, hanging scroll
LocationItabashi Art Museum, Tokyo
Tsunenobu no in seal, from Queen Mother...
Tsunenobu no in seal, from Queen Mother of the West
Description: Kiyohara Yukinobu signature, from Ryūjo, Female Immortal
Kiyohara Yukinobu signature, from Ryūjo, Female Immortal
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKanō Yukinobu
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1670–1700
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and color on silk, hanging scroll
LocationPrivate collection, Japan
Kiyohara Yukinobu signature, from...
Kiyohara Yukinobu signature, from Ryūjo, Female Immortal
Description: Letter to Raku Kichizaemon
Letter to Raku Kichizaemon
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 08
Creator nameHon'ami Kōetsu
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1615–1635
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsHanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions10 13/16 × 17 11/16 in. (27.5 × 45 cm)
LocationCollection of Peggy and Richard M. Danziger, L.L.B. 1963
Letter to Raku Kichizaemon
Letter to Raku Kichizaemon
Description: Eigaku seal, from Mount Fuji and Dragon
Eigaku seal, from Mount Fuji and Dragon
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKano Eigaku
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1852
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk on silk, hanging scroll
LocationShizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka City, Japan
Eigaku seal, from Mount Fuji and Dragon
Eigaku seal, from Mount Fuji and Dragon
Description: Passage from Commentary on the Sutra of Golden Light
Passage from Commentary on the Sutra of Golden Light
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 03
Creator nameSaga
Creator name (description)Attributed to Emperor Saga
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 800–900 AD
Object typeCalligraphy
Dimensions27 × 9 cm
Passage from Commentary on the Sutra of...
Passage from Commentary on the Sutra of Golden Light
Description: Jinen no fu seal, from Zhou Maoshu and Jiao Chenghao
Jinen no fu seal, from Zhou Maoshu and Jiao Chenghao
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKano Eigaku
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1855
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk on paper, handscroll
LocationSakai City Museum, Japan
Jinen no fu seal, from Zhou Maoshu and...
Jinen no fu seal, from Zhou Maoshu and Jiao Chenghao
Description: Queen Mother of the West
Queen Mother of the West
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKano Seisen'in Osanobu
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1838–1844
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and light color on paper; two handscrolls of a set of 264
LocationTokyo National Museum
Queen Mother of the West
Queen Mother of the West
Description: Sketches for Fan Paintings (shukuzu)
Sketches for Fan Paintings (shukuzu)
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKanō Tan'yū
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1661–1667
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and light color on paper; handscroll
LocationKyoto National Museum
Sketches for Fan Paintings (shukuzu)
Sketches for Fan Paintings (shukuzu)
Description: Poem
Poem
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 08
Creator nameTonna Hōshi
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1330–1370
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk on paper with blue cloudlike decoration
Dimensions14 3/16 × 2 3/16 in. (36 × 5.5 cm)
LocationCollection of Peggy and Richard M. Danziger, L.L.B. 1963
Poem
Poem
Description: Handscroll of Japanese Poet Sages, The Tale of Genji, and Human Figures
Handscroll of Japanese Poet Sages, The Tale of Genji, and Human Figures
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKanō Tan'yū
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1662–1666
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and light color on paper; handscroll
LocationKyoto National Museum
Handscroll of Japanese Poet Sages, The...
Handscroll of Japanese Poet Sages, The Tale of Genji, and Human Figures
Description: Ryūjo, Female Immortal
Ryūjo, Female Immortal
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKiyohara Yukinobu
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1670–1700
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and color on silk; hanging scroll
LocationPrivate collection, Japan
Ryūjo, Female Immortal
Ryūjo, Female Immortal
Description: Account of Higashiyama (Higashiyama-ki), detail
Account of Higashiyama (Higashiyama-ki), detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameKano Einō
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1671
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and light color on paper; handscroll
LocationSennyū-ji, Kyoto
Account of Higashiyama (Higashiyama-ki),...
Account of Higashiyama (Higashiyama-ki), detail

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