1847
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Waterfall and Rocks is a 1847 by Tsubaki Chinzan, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a small waterfall tumbling over dark rocks, framed by twisted trees and misty hills. Chinzan didn’t paint this from life. He copied it from an 18th-century Chinese artist, Zhai Dakun, right down to the calligraphy. It’s like a quiet conversation between two painters across time and oceans. If you like this quiet, detailed style, look up *sfumato*—the way soft edges blur like smoke.
As the title of this album suggests, Tsubaki Chinzan painted each of the landscapes included in the album after interpretations of the styles of old masters by Chinese painter Zhai Dakun (翟大坤, active 1730–1804). In addition to the painted compositions, he also copied the inscriptions on Zhai Dakun's paintings.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Tsubaki Chinzan, originally Tasuku was a Japanese painter in the nanga style. His other art names include Hekiin Sambō, Kyūan (休庵), Shikyūan (四休庵) and Takukadō (琢華堂).
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