Landscape with Fisherman

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Landscape with Fisherman

Early 20th century

Takeuchi Seihö (Japanese, 1864–1942)

Born in Kyoto, Takeuchi Seihö began his study of painting with the Shijö school artist Köno Bairei. He quickly established himself as a rising star on the artistic stage, and took a teaching post at the Kyoto City University of Arts. In 1900 he spent three months traveling through Europe, where he first saw paintings by such artists as J.M.W. Turner and Camille Corot, who were to be lasting influences on his work. Seihö probably painted this lyrical scene of a fisherman and his boat in the late 1930s. It is most reminiscent of the "splashed ink" (haboku) style, a difficult technique to control, especially when executed on silk, as the artist has done here.

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Object Details

Title:

Landscape with Fisherman

Date:

Early 20th century

Artist:

Takeuchi Seihö (Japanese, 1864–1942)

Medium:

Ink on silk; mounted as a hanging scroll

Dimensions:

10 1/2 x 9 3/8 inches (26.7 x 23.8 cm) Mount: 48 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches (122.6 x 38.7 cm), Width with scroll ends: 17 1/4 inches (43.8 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Henry B. Keep Fund, 2007

Accession Number:

2007-146-1

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Shōwa Period (1926-1989) Reign: Showa Emperor (1926-1989)

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