Chinese Literatus in an Autumn Landscape, late 1400s. Josui Sōen (Japanese, active c. 1489-1500). Hanging scroll, ink on paper; mounted: 111 x cm (43 11/16 x 22 1/8 in.). In this painting, Sessh? T?y?’s disciple S?en depicts a Chinese scholar-official astride a donkey with his attendant behind. Framing their passage on the right side of the scene are two bare willows, and on the left, geese in flight, the cries of which capture the pair’s attention. These elements suggest that the season is late autumn. S?en, who famously received Sessh?’s 1495 Splashed-ink Landscape as a certificate of
Chinese Literatus in an Autumn Landscape, late 1400s. Josui Sōen (Japanese, active c. 1489-1500). Hanging scroll, ink on paper; mounted: 111 x cm (43 11/16 x 22 1/8 in.). In this painting, Sessh? T?y?’s disciple S?en depicts a Chinese scholar-official astride a donkey with his attendant behind. Framing their passage on the right side of the scene are two bare willows, and on the left, geese in flight, the cries of which capture the pair’s attention. These elements suggest that the season is late autumn. S?en, who famously received Sessh?’s 1495 Splashed-ink Landscape as a certificate of his success as a pupil, studied with the master in Su?, presentday Yamaguchi, after which he returned to his native province in the Kanto region.
Size: 3400px × 2291px
Photo credit: © CMA/BOT / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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