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Kuwayama Gyokushū

late 18th century · Album of fourteen paintings and one calligraphy; Ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Album paintings of landscapes allow for a representation of space that can endlessly expand even the smallest of pages deep into the imagination of the viewer. In these paintings, Gyokushū, a shipping merchant and farmer who became an artist late in life, displays a literati sensibility toward the seasons, much like his teacher, Ike Taiga (1723–1776). Here, the artist reveals the time of year with his palette, layering autumnal colors over the unchanging forms of rocks and trees.

Artist

Kuwayama Gyokushū

Date

late 18th century

Medium

Album of fourteen paintings and one calligraphy; Ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975