Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 2 (leaf 5)
1704
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1704
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 2 (leaf 5) is a 1704 by Aoki Shukuya, a Baroque work, depicting Zhejiang Province, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows simple rocks, trees, and mountains in ink. The artist was a pupil of a famous Kyoto artist, which influenced their style. This is visible in the way the natural elements are depicted. To learn more, look up the technique of chiaroscuro, which is used to create depth and volume in paintings by using strong contrasts of light and dark.
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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