Portrait of Botanka Shōhaku
Botanka Shōhaku (1443–1527) was a medieval priest and waka poet. Here the learned man holds a fan painted with a Chinese-style landscape; a closed book lies at his feet. The artist, Maruyama Ōkyo, is renowned today as the founder of the Maruyama school of painting. Although the work is a copy of an earlier painting, Ōkyo’s delineation of the face nonetheless reflects a concern with the realistic portrayal of human figures.
Artwork Details
- Title: Portrait of Botanka Shōhaku
- Artist: Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙 (Japanese, 1733–1795)
- Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
- Date: second half 18th century
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 29 7/8 × 11 7/16 in. (75.9 × 29.1 cm)
Overall with mounting: 60 7/16 × 15 1/2 in. (153.5 × 39.4 cm)
Overall with knobs: 60 7/16 × 17 15/16 in. (153.5 × 45.6 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2018
- Object Number: 2018.853.27
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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