Landscape paintings

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Maker(s): Artist: Nakabayashi Chikkei 中林竹渓 (1816-1867)

Historical period(s): Edo period, 19th century

Medium: Ink and colors on paper with brocade covers

Dimensions: H x W (album): 29.2 x 21.6 cm (11 1/2 x 8 1/2 in)

Geography: Japan

Credit Line: In memory of Janet Gaylord Moore, from her nieces and nephews

Accession Number: F1995.12a-l

On View Location: Currently not on view

Classification(s): Album, Painting

Type: Album

Keywords: Edo period (1615 - 1868), Japan, landscape, WWII-era provenance

Provenance

To 1995
The Estate of Janet G. Moore, to 1995 [1]

From 1995
Freer Gallery of Art, given by the family of Janet G. Moore in 1995

Notes:

[1] This object was most likely acquired in Japan (according to Curatorial Note 3, Ann Yonemura, June 22, 1995, in the object record).

Previous Owner(s): Estate of Janet G. Moore

Label: This small album contains twelve paintings of landscapes alternating with sheets of decorated paper that may have been intended for inscribing poems. The artist has painted in a style learned from his father Nakabayashi Chikuto and from Yamamoto Baiitsu, the leading artists of their time in the Nanga school of painters. Nanga artists followed Chinese techniques and subjects. In this painting titled Summer Mountains Wanting Rain, the artist has painted an expressive landscape without reference to a specific place, using a rapid brush technique combining wet and dry brushstrokes.

Collection Area(s): Japanese Art

Web Resources: Google Cultural Institute

Rights Statement: Copyright with museum

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