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Lake Xi
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Title | Lake Xi |
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Designation | Important Cultural Property |
Artist | Osai |
Category | Painting(A), Muromachi Ink Painting, Landscape Painting |
Country | Japan |
Period | Muromachi |
Century | 16th |
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Materials | |
Dimensions | 156.5cm Width 359cm |
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Signature/Seals Etc | 「以牧谿墨心欧斎君之」 |
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Lake Xi, located on the outskirts of the city of Hangzhou in China, has such scenic beauty that every Zen monk who went to China visited it, and it became a popular subject for ink paintings. This work emphasizes the horizontal line of the bridge built by Bo Juyi (772-846) and Su Dongpo (1036-1101). The distinctive features of this painting are its soft brushwork effect and moist touch of ink. The artist, Ôsai, was closely associated with Nôami (1397-1471).
Japan-Muromachi