山水図屏風|Landscape
1725
ink
panel
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1725
ink
panel
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
山水図屏風|Landscape is a 1725 ink by Watanabe Shikō 渡辺始興, a Baroque work, depicting Boat, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This two-panel screen shows a quiet mountain scene with ink strokes. On the left, a steep cliff rises beside a winding path, dotted with tiny figures and a lone tree clinging to the rocks. The right side opens to a flat valley with a few scattered buildings and a single boat floating on a calm river. The artist uses quick, precise lines to create depth, especially on the rocky slopes. The empty spaces feel peaceful, like a moment frozen in time. Look up cross-hatching to see how this technique works in other art.
Watanabe Shikō painted delicate, ink-washed scenes on folding screens and scrolls in early-18th-century Japan.
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