Landscape

second half 18th century

Not on view

Born in Shimabara, Hizen province (present-day Nagasaki prefecture), Unsen was renowned for his refined and poetic landscapes. The artist studied with Chinese painters active in Nagasaki, a city that served as a major center of cultural exchange with Qing-dynasty (1644–1911) China. In the 1790s, Unsen traveled extensively through western Japan, eventually residing in Osaka, Edo, and ultimately Niigata. Unsen’s landscapes combine elegant literati ideals with sensitive observations of nature.

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釧雲泉筆　山水図
Title: Landscape
Artist: Kushiro Unsen (Japanese, 1759–1811)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: second half 18th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 42 5/8 × 11 1/2 in. (108.3 × 29.2 cm)
Overall with mounting: 69 7/8 × 16 1/4 in. (177.5 × 41.3 cm)
Overall with knobs: 69 7/8 × 18 5/8 in. (177.5 × 47.3 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Object Number: 1975.268.101
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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