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View of Xiao Xiang

c. 1478–1506

Kenkō Shōkei 賢江 祥啓

(Japanese, active 1478–1506)
Culture
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Medium
album leaf; ink and light color on paper
Measurements
Image: 26.8 x 30.6 cm (10 9/16 x 12 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1997.113
Public Domain
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Location
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Description

This scene illustrates the famous theme of Eight Views of the Xiao-Xiang River. This subject is also depicted in other paintings in our collection. This particular scene is known as "Returning Sail off Distant Shore."
A horizontally oriented ink and color painting depicts a misty landscape with a steep cliff and building rising on the left. Two figures walk a path below, while leaning pine trees grow from a shoreline extending to the right. Four small boats float in the hazy background beyond a seated figure. The scene is rendered in muted brown and gray tones with dark ink accents and a red seal in the lower left.

View of Xiao Xiang

c. 1478–1506

Kenkō Shōkei

(Japanese, active 1478–1506)
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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