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Landscape

Watanabe Shikō 渡辺始興 Japanese

first half of the 18th century

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A narrow body of water is surrounded by land on three sides, with the fourth opening to allow a slender sailboat to come into view. Contrasting ink tones, from coal black to pearl gray, are united by the watery gray wash.

Around 1699 the painter of this small, lyrical landscape helped the legendary Rinpa masters Ogata Kōrin (1658–1716) and his younger brother Kenzan (1663–1743) in their venture into the commercial production of decorated ceramics. Watanabe Shikō, then still a teenager, decorated some of their wares with Kano-style painting. Shikō subsequently created a style of his own, in which he successfully synthesized the academic orthodoxy of the Kano school and the decorative style of Rinpa.

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Landscape, Watanabe Shikō 渡辺始興 (Japanese, 1683–1755), Two-panel folding screen; ink on paper, Japan — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

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Title: Landscape

Artist: Watanabe Shikō 渡辺始興 (Japanese, 1683–1755)

Period: Edo period (1615–1868)

Date: first half of the 18th century

Culture: Japan

Medium: Two-panel folding screen; ink on paper

Dimensions: Image: 59 7/16 × 66 9/16 in. (151 × 169.1 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2004

Accession Number: 2004.366

Chronology

Japan, 1600-1800 A.D.

"Recent Acquisitions, A Selection: 2004–2005": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 63, no. 2 (Fall, 2005)

"Recent Acquisitions, A Selection: 2004–2005": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 63, no. 2 (Fall, 2005)

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