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Winter and Spring Landscape

Tenshō Shūbun

1404

unspecified

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Ming Painting Renaissance Renaissance Landscape Muromachi Period

Dominant colour

Winter and Spring Landscape is a 1404 unspecified by Tenshō Shūbun, a Ming Painting work, depicting Muromachi Period, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Tenshō Shūbun
When & what style?: 1404 · Ming Painting
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows six tall, narrow scenes of trees and mountains in ink and light colors. The trees are twisted and bare, with some snow on the ground. Small buildings peek out between the branches, and the sky is soft and faded. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement in the trees and rocks. It looks like they were working fast, almost like a draft. Next, check out muromachi period to see how this fits into Japanese history.