Artist

Nukina Sūō

Spring Landscape
Autumn Landscape at  Eigenji
Lake Biwa in Four Seasons

Japanese, 1778–1863

Nukina Sūō was a Japanese Romanticism artist. 6 works are cataloged here, principally at Cleveland Museum of Art. Nukina Sūō was born in Awa Province.

Nukina Kaioku (貫名 海屋; 1778–1863) was a Japanese painter and calligrapher. He had many pseudonyms, but Kaioku (海屋) and Sūō (菘翁) are the most well-known. He was considered a leader in the field of Japanese calligraphy during the Edo period.

He was also good at painting in the Nanga style, which is a Japanese artistic style mean to emulate Chinese art and culture.

Works by Nukina Sūō

Collections represented

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