Windy Landscape with Sailboat, mid-1400s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392-1573). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; image: x cm (32 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.); overall: x 46 cm (63 1/4 x 18 1/8 in.). Windy Landscape depicts the humble waterside retreat of an official retired from government service. For government officials, retreating from the city to a remote locale was the ideal retirement, though difficult to attain. In this scroll the retiree gazes out over the watery expanse past the sailboat to the mist-covered mountain in the far distance. The artist has achieved this depth of composi
Windy Landscape with Sailboat, mid-1400s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392-1573). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; image: x cm (32 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.); overall: x 46 cm (63 1/4 x 18 1/8 in.). Windy Landscape depicts the humble waterside retreat of an official retired from government service. For government officials, retreating from the city to a remote locale was the ideal retirement, though difficult to attain. In this scroll the retiree gazes out over the watery expanse past the sailboat to the mist-covered mountain in the far distance. The artist has achieved this depth of composition through carefully placed brushstrokes and ink washes.
Size: 1299px × 3400px
Photo credit: © CMA/BOT / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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