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Hokuga

19th century · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk · Asian Art

Hokuga, one of Hokusai's disciples, was a skillful colorist. Two figures, vibrantly dressed, walk together along a dark shore that includes a pair of flying geese and a fence. The combination of brightness and darkness lends the painting an eerie feeling.

Artist

Hokuga

Date

19th century

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Charles Stewart Smith Collection, Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914