Famous Views of Ōmi
1680
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Famous Views of Ōmi is a 1680 unspecified by Unknown, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a long, narrow scroll of a Japanese countryside—rice fields, cherry trees in bloom, a winding road, and two big temple gates. The painting shows two seasons at once: winter rice stubble on the right, spring blossoms on the left. That’s rare. Most scrolls pick one season. The artist also tucked tiny pilgrims and townspeople into the scene, making the temples feel alive. Look up more scrolls from the subject: japan, edo period (1615–1868).
Ōmi is an area around Lake Biwa near Kyoto. The Shinto shrine Hiyoshi Taisha and the Buddhist temple Ishiyamadera are in the upper right and upper left of the composition, respectively. At center is the pilgrimage route, and people in the town before the temple gates. Harvested rice fields at right and cherry blossom trees in flower at left show seasonal change from winter to spring.
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