Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 2 (leaf 12)
1704
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1704
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 2 (leaf 12) is a 1704 by Aoki Shukuya, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows rocks, trees, and mountains in a simple style. It's done in a traditional Japanese way. The artist learned from a master, which was common back then - they'd copy their teacher's work to learn techniques. The artist's teacher, Ikeno Taiga, was a famous painter in Kyoto. His style is easy to see in this painting, with its simple lines and shapes. You can learn more about this style by looking up the technique of chiaroscuro.
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.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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