Album of Landscape Paintings
Kuwayama Gyokushū Japanese
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Album paintings of landscapes allow for a representation of space that can endlessly expand even the smallest of pages deep into the imagination of the viewer. In these paintings, Gyokushū, a shipping merchant and farmer who became an artist late in life, displays a literati sensibility toward the seasons, much like his teacher, Ike Taiga (1723–1776). Here, the artist reveals the time of year with his palette, layering autumnal colors over the unchanging forms of rocks and trees.
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