Persimmon Tree

Object Details

• Artist

  Nakamura Hochu 中村芳中 (fl. 1790-1813)

• Label

  At precisely the same moment that Sakai Hoitsu and his followers were resurrecting the so-called Rimpa style in Edo (Tokyo), Nakamura Hochu was spearheading a similar revival in the Kyoto-Osaka area. Hochu published his own catalogue on Ogata Korin's paintings in 1802, more than a decade before Hoitsu's research was printed.

  Ripe persimmons on a branch is an autumnal scene rare in Hochu's repertoire, as is the single-panel, standing screen format. The soft wash, puddled pigments and boldly naive brush gestures that define the image are in marked contrast to the precision and polish of Rimpa-style paintings produced in Edo.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Japanese Art from the Collection (October 26, 2024 - ongoing)

  Bold and Beautiful: Rinpa in Japanese Art (June 28, 2015 to January 3, 2016)

  East of Eden: Gardens in Asian Art (February 24 to May 13, 2007)

  More Than Flowers: Sources of Tradition in Japanese Painting (September 2, 2001 to November 24, 2002)

  Beyond the Legacy--Anniversary Acquisitions of the Freer Gallery of Art (October 11, 1998 to April 11, 1999)

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Harold P. Stern Memorial Fund

• Type

  Painting

• On View

  Freer Gallery 05: Japanese Art from the Collection

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• Name

  Nakamura, Hochu

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Trees, Art, Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868), Japanese Art

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Paintings

• On View

  Yes