Literati in a Landscape

Kishi Ganku, c. 1800 - c. 1830

Chinese scholar painting found a following in Japan. This diptych represents the ideal of the Chinese scholar who devoted himself to the arts in quiet seclusion. In a spring and summer landscape scholars gaze at the moon and seek the coolness of a stream. Befitting the Chinese theme, the figures drink tea in the Chinese manner: tea steeped from loose leaves and served in Chinese style ceramics.

  • Artwork typehanging scroll
  • Object numberAK-RAK-1999-5-A
  • Dimensionsheight 7.5 cm x width 64.5 cm x depth 15 cm
  • Physical characteristicsink on silk

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Literati in a Landscape

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-RAK-1999-5-A

  • Description

    Drie figuren vermaken zich met pootjebaden en theezetten bij een stroom. Samen met AK-RAK-1999-5-B in houten doos.

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Kishi Ganku, Kyoto

  • Dating

    c. 1800 - c. 1830

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ink on silk

  • Dimensions

    height 7.5 cm x width 64.5 cm x depth 15 cm

Acquisition and rights

Documentation

  • Menno Fitski, 'Japan: bloesem, verlangen en krijgsgeweld: schilderingen', Aziatische Kunst 37/2 (2007), pp. 2-15.

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