Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 1 (leaf 36)
1704
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1704
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 1 (leaf 36) is a 1704 by Aoki Shukuya, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This is a small ink sketch of jagged mountain peaks and twisted pines. The lines are thin and clean, but the shapes feel alive. You can almost feel the mist clinging to the rocks. Shukuya was a student of Ikeno Taiga, a big name in 1700s Kyoto painting. This sheet is one of many quick studies done to learn brush control and composition. The loose style hides careful practice. Check out Aoki Shukuya (Japanese, d. 1802) next.
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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