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Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang

1615–1868

Kano Tan’yū 狩野探幽

(Japanese, 1602–1674)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
handscroll; ink on silk
Measurements
Image: 31 x 784.9 cm (12 3/16 x 309 in.); Overall: 34.3 x 849 cm (13 1/2 x 334 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mitzie and Daniel Verne in honor of Sherman E. and Ruth W. Lee 2000.126
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A handscroll in muted black ink on gold-brown silk depicts a wide landscape of craggy mountains shrouded in mist. Soft gray washes define receding peaks, while darker, defined strokes mark sparse trees and rocky ridges. Numerous blocks of black Japanese calligraphy in vertical columns intersperse with the landscape. The scroll's silk has aged, with dappled splotches along its edges.

Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang

1615–1868

Kano Tan’yū

(Japanese, 1602–1674)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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