Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 2 (leaf 1)
1704
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1704
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 2 (leaf 1) 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 a copy of a master's work, which was a common way for young artists to learn. The artist, Aoki Shukuya, was a pupil of Ikeno Taiga, and you can see Taiga's influence in these sketches. You can learn more about this style by looking at the work of artist: Aoki Shukuya (Japanese, d. 1802)
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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