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Mountains and Distant Boats

late 1700s

Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤蘆雪

(Japanese, 1754–1799)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper
Measurements
Painting only: 119.3 x 28 cm (46 15/16 x 11 in.); Including mounting: 187 x 32.1 cm (73 5/8 x 12 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Anne and Robert Levine in honor of Dr. Sherman E. Lee 1982.261
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertical hanging scroll depicts a landscape using broad, dark gray ink washes. A towering cliff dominates the left, capped with spiky evergreens and tiny houses. Minimalist brushstrokes define the scene; faint washes create three distant, hazy mountain peaks above a pale river where two tiny boats drift. On the right, a craggy ridge holds small dwellings. Japanese calligraphy and a crimson seal occupy the upper left corner against a vast, empty expanse.

Mountains and Distant Boats

late 1700s

Nagasawa Rosetsu

(Japanese, 1754–1799)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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