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At A Glance

  • Period

    Early 19th century
  • Geography

    Japan
  • Material

    Ink on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W (image): 112.6 x 39.3 cm (44 5/16 x 15 1/2 in)
  • Accession Number

    F2006.1a-e
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F2006.1a-e

Object Details

  • Artist

    Okada Hanko 岡田半江 (1782-1846)
  • Description

    This landscape departs from Hanko’s typical style, which emphasizes rounded mountain forms rendered mainly by wide dots of ink. This example shows unusually refined execution and exceptional brushwork, especially in areas such as the pine at the center of the composition. The composition is also unusual and dramatic, with the high viewpoint creating and emphatic view deep into the gorge where boats pass on the flowing river below. The support for the painting is satin weave silk, which was popular among Japanese artists of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
  • Provenance

    From late 1940s or early 1950s to 2006
    Victor and Takako Hauge [1]
    From 2006
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Victor and Takako Hauge in 2006
    Notes:
    [1] Acquisition Consideration Report.
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Victor and Takako Hauge
  • Origin

    Japan
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Taka and Victor Hauge
  • Type

    Painting
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