1788
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Mountain Market in Clearing Mist, from Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang is a 1788 unspecified by Tani Bunchō, a Nihonga work, depicting Zhejiang Province, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A misty valley frames a small wooden bridge. Figures cross it carrying goods. Soft peaks loom in the distance. This is part of a set showing Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang, an old Chinese theme. Artists in Japan reused it for centuries. The brushwork blends ink with delicate color. Look up Tani Bunchō (Japanese, 1763–1841) to see more of his album leaves.
This painting was part of a set of album leaves representing the Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang, a theme originating in Chinese poetry and painting that spread to both Korea and Japan. Southern China’s Xiao-Xiang area, where the mist-covered banks of the Xiang River created a complex landscape shifting like the moods and minds of people, captured the imaginations of generations of painters and calligraphers. Inscriptions on these works suggest that they were possibly ordered by newly prominent Japanese Confucian scholars.
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Tani Bunchō (1763–1841) was a Japanese artist, born in Negishi.
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