Bamboo and Rocks in Clearing Skies
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Bamboo and Rocks in Clearing Skies

Created mid-1700s

Curatorial Overview

The title written on this screen corresponds to one on a design in Taiga’s Brush Methods (大雅堂画法). The concept conveyed is one of scenery and spirit refreshed by precipitation. In the screen, a rain-filled stream rushes from the mountains into a river. A village is nestled amid giant bamboo in the distance. A platform-like flat rock in the foreground invites us to step into the scene.

Object Details

Dimensions163.2 × 182.6 cm
Credit LinePurchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Ike Taiga (Japanese, 1723–1776)

Japanese Art • Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries