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Soga Shōhaku

ca. 1761–63 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk · Asian Art

This Chinese-style landscape by Soga Shōhaku, created when he was in his early thirties, demonstrates his indebtedness to Kano School technique and anticipates a type of composition that he would become famous for: Chinese style pavilions in an evocative lakeside setting with steep mountains in the background. Some scholars have doubted its authenticity because of its conservative brushwork in comparison to his later, more famous compositions, but the signature and seal all point to work of his early career.

Artist

Soga Shōhaku

Date

ca. 1761–63

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936