1834
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Rush Gatherer, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry is a 1834 by Katsushika Hokusai, a Romanticism work, depicting Fishing, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
The painting shows a person gathering rushes in a serene landscape. The scene is peaceful, with the person bending to cut the rushes. This work is similar to others by the artist, but I don't know much about the medium used, and I'm not sure what to make of it. You can learn more about the technique used in this painting by looking into chiaroscuro.
The subject of this design may be related to a 1309 poem that contains the following lines: When I was cutting horse-tails The autumn moon appeared, Shining through the trees on Mount Sonahara.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Katsushika Hokusai spent his life in Edo, now Tokyo, where he drew and carved prints for a living.
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