Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 2 (leaf 34)
1704
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1704
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 2 (leaf 34) is a 1704 by Aoki Shukuya, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see loose ink sketches of rocky slopes, crooked trees, and distant peaks on paper. The lines are quick and light, like notes from a nature diary. This is one page from a book of drawings made by a student learning from a master. Aoki Shukuya copied his teacher Ikeno Taiga’s style to practice brushwork and balance in nature scenes. These sketches were not meant for display, but for training. Look up the Edo period (1615–1868) to explore more about the time and culture that shaped this art.
Traditionally, young painters in Japan began their studies with an established master-painter. The master's compositions invariably became models that the apprentice copied to learn various ink and brush techniques. Shukuya was a pupil of the famous Kyoto artist Ikeno Taiga, whose style is reflected in these sketches of rocks, trees, and mountains.
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