Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 2 (leaf 4)
1704
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1704
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 2 (leaf 4) 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. This work is interesting because it shows the artist's training. The artist learned by copying their teacher's work, which is a traditional way of learning in Japan. This helped them practice different techniques with ink and brushes. Check out the work of Aoki Shukuya to learn more about Japanese art from this time.
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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