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Waves at Matsushima

Suzuki Kiitsu Japanese
ca. 1832–36
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
Kiitsu’s indebtedness to earlier Rinpa masters is readily apparent in these small sliding doors (kobusuma), which recall versions of Waves at Matsushima screens by Tawaraya Sōtatsu and Ogata Kōrin of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries respectively. The rocks are rendered in the ample, modulated lines characteristic of the Rinpa style. Gold lines in the waves enhance the decorative quality of the blue, green, and white coloration.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Waves at Matsushima
  • Artist: Suzuki Kiitsu (Japanese, 1796–1858)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: ca. 1832–36
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Pair of small sliding doors (kobusuma); ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: Overall (each): 9 1/2 × 16 in. (24.1 × 40.7 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Lent by Feinberg Collection
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art