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 characteristicsinkt op zijde