源琦筆 　華洛四季遊楽図巻|Scenes of the Four Seasons in Kyoto

Genki (Komai Ki)

1778 · Handscroll; ink and color on silk · Asian Art

The bucolic western environs of Kyoto are depicted in the opening spring scene of this scroll. The work closely follows a painting in the Tokugawa Art Museum in Nagoya by Genki’s teacher, Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795), who championed realistic techniques in eighteenth-century Kyoto. Drawing on traditional themes of famous scenic spots and seasonal activities, Genki depicted the ordinary citizens of Kyoto performing everyday activities and put emphasis on the landscape setting.

Artist

Genki (Komai Ki)

Date

1778

Medium

Handscroll; ink and color on silk

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015