1704
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Fishing in Springtime is a 1704 unspecified by Ike no Taiga, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
The painting shows people fishing in a serene landscape. It's a calm scene with simple lines. Ike Taiga's background in Zen calligraphy likely influenced his style, and he may have been inspired by Western art, which is interesting because it shows how different styles can come together. You can learn more about the artist who created this piece, artist: Ike Taiga (Japanese, 1723–1776).
Ike Taiga was subject to many artistic influences; we know he practiced Zen calligraphy from an early age, his father may have had ties to the famous painter Ōgata Kōrin (1658–1716), he may have trained under a Tosa school painter, and he is thought to have seen Western images early on that informed his approach in representing depth. Though he started with professional beginnings—making a living after his father’s death by selling paintings on fans—he surrounded himself with the members of the literati community, and never stopped absorbing stylistic influences from diverse sources…
Read the full account in the museum source.
Ike no Taiga (池大雅; June 6, 1723, in Kyōto, Japan — May 30, 1776, in Kyōto) was a Japanese painter and calligrapher born in Kyoto during the Edo period.
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