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Chinese Servant Walking in the Rain

1500s

attributed to Gakuō Zōkyū 岳翁蔵丘

(Japanese, active about 1482–1514)
Culture
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink on paper
Measurements
Mounted: 131.8 x 44.2 cm (51 7/8 x 17 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift from the Collection of George Gund III 2015.512
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Attributed to the artist Gakuō, this painting has a spurious seal of the influential Shōkokuji temple monk-painter Tenshō Shūbun (died about 1444–50), with whom he is said to have trained. Gakuō may have hailed from Ise in present-day Wakayama prefecture, an area south of Kyoto in the Kansai region. Although not much is known about his life, inscriptions on some of his paintings indicate strong ties with eminent monks in Kyoto’s major Zen temples.
A vertically oriented ink drawing in black ink with layered, watery washes depicts a misty landscape. In the foreground, gnarled trees with dark, twisted lines grow from a rocky bank. A figure in a conical hat walks toward a boat. Faded, splotchy washes suggest thatched-roof houses in the distance. To the left, a sharp, narrow line indicates a rising cliff. A small red square seal marks the upper corner.

Chinese Servant Walking in the Rain

1500s

Gakuō Zōkyū

(Japanese, active about 1482–1514)
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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