Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 2 (leaf 35)
1704
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1704
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 2 (leaf 35) is a 1704 by Aoki Shukuya, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a simple drawing of rocks, trees, and mountains in this painting. It's a basic landscape, but the details are interesting. The painter likely copied this style from their teacher, which was a common way to learn in Japan. The painter was a student, so they were still learning techniques. They practiced drawing natural scenes to get better at using ink and brushes. Check out the work of artist Aoki Shukuya for more like this.
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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