Bamboo and Rocks in Clearing Skies

Two-panel folding screen; ink on paperIke Taiga (Japanese, 1723–1776)/mid-1700s

Description

The title written on this screen corresponds to one on a design in Taiga’s Brush Methods (大雅堂画法). The concept conveyed is one of scenery and spirit refreshed by precipitation. In the screen, a rain-filled stream rushes from the mountains into a river. A village is nestled amid giant bamboo in the distance. A platform-like flat rock in the foreground invites us to step into the scene.

Provenance

Tanaka Jiiozaemon, Tsu City, Ise Prefecture, Japan; (Adolph Loewi [1888–1977], Los Angeles, CA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Dimensions

163.2 × 182.6 cm

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Movement / Period

Japanese Art

Accession No

1958.337

Official Citations

[The Cleveland Museum of Art Official Record][Full Resolution Image]

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Ike Taiga (Japanese, 1723–1776)

Japanese Art • Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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