浅絳山水図 (Senkō sansui zu)|Landscape in Light Colors

Murase Kōtei 村瀨栲亭|Aoki Shukuya 青木夙夜

1799 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk · Asian Art

In this detailed landscape by Aoki Shukuya, a path leads the viewer to the base of lofty mountains. Thatched huts stand alongside luxuriant trees, evoking a stroll in nature. A poem inscribed by Murase Kōtei expresses a desire to live as a hermit in the mountains, a recurring theme of poems added to literati paintings. It reads: 一帶赭圻枕碧流 奈何遁迹得茲遊 數椽茅屋危巖下 中有空房可僦不 A stretch of red embankment girds the deep blue stream; How can I conceal my traces and enjoy wandering there? Several thatched cottages are nestled under the towering cliffs; I wonder if there is a vacant room to let.

Artist

Murase Kōtei 村瀨栲亭|Aoki Shukuya 青木夙夜

Date

1799

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2021