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Landscape

Kanō Tan'yū

Artwork Details

Landscape
17th century
Kanō Tan'yū
hanging scroll, ink on paper
32 3/4 in. x 14 5/8 in. ( 83.2 cm x 37.2 cm )
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Williams, Austin, Texas
1980/2.161

Description

Subject Matter:

Similar to many of his other works, Kanō Tan'yū' has a lot of empty space in his pieces. Here he is using the impression of mountains, trails, and buildings to form a picture made out of its bare bones. 

Physical Description:

The scroll depicts a mountainous scene. To the upper middle of the painting are three mountain peaks. To the lower right is a steep mountainside and what appears to be buildings. Below that looks to be a trial. In the middle slightly to the left is a dark spot with what could potentially be a tree/forestation. On the far right towards the bottom is an inscription in both black and red ink.

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