Fisherman

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Gallery 342, Asian Art, third floor

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Fisherman

c. 1794

Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754–1799)

Nagasawa Rosetsu took full advantage of the explosion of artistic styles in Japan during the eighteenth century. He traveled widely and spent much of 1794 in Hiroshima, where he may have painted this scroll, one of a pair. His use of expensive materials to produce color---malachite for green and gofun for white---the silk support, and the large scale of the scroll indicates that the pair were a commission from a wealthy patron. The compositions give ample evidence of Rosetsu's mature and confident brushwork.

Gallery 342, Asian Art, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Fisherman

Date:

c. 1794

Artist:

Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754–1799)

Medium:

Ink and color on silk with malachite and gofun (powdered shell); mounted as a hanging scroll

Dimensions:

Exclusive of mount: 21 5/16 × 49 5/8 inches (54.1 × 126 cm) Mount: 6 feet 8 13/16 inches × 28 1/4 inches (205.3 × 71.8 cm) Mount with scroll ends: 6 feet 8 13/16 inches × 32 5/16 inches (205.3 × 82.1 cm) Overall: 81 1/2 x 32 1/4 in. (207 x 81.9 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Henry B. Keep Fund, the East Asian Art Revolving Fund, and the Baldeck/Hollis Fund for East Asian Art, 2010

Accession Number:

2010-27-2

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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Gallery 342, Asian Art, third floor

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