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Nishiyama Hōen

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

Three fish approach the tip of a rose branch that droops elegantly into a stream. The composition is deftly framed, with the white roses arranged rhythmically from top to bottom. The one rose touching the water and fish form the focal point. Hōen was a student of Matsumura Keibun (1779–1843), and both artists emphasized further the decorative quality and refined descriptive method of their grand masters of the Maruyama-Shijō school, Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795) and his elder brother, Matsumura Goshun (1752-1811).

Artist

Nishiyama Hōen

Date

19th century

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936