Mountain Landscape

ca. 1761–63

Not on view

This Chinese-style landscape by Soga Shōhaku, created when he was in his early thirties, demonstrates his indebtedness to Kano School technique and anticipates a type of composition that he would become famous for: Chinese style pavilions in an evocative lakeside setting with steep mountains in the background. Some scholars have doubted its authenticity because of its conservative brushwork in comparison to his later, more famous compositions, but the signature and seal all point to work of his early career.

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Title: Mountain Landscape
Artist: Soga Shōhaku (Japanese, 1730–1781)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1761–63
Culture: Japan
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 18 x 25 in. (45.7 x 63.5 cm)
Overall with mounting: 54 1/2 x 29 5/8 in. (138.4 x 75.2 cm)
Overall with knobs: 54 1/2 x 32 in. (138.4 x 81.3 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Object Number: 36.100.66
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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