Lingering Rain over Half the Village

ca. 1815–20

Not on view

Renouncing his status as a high-ranking samurai official, Urakami Gyokudō devoted his life to painting and to playing the seven-string zither, or shichigenkin. His artworks are characterized by short, horizontal brushstrokes, forming mountains and trees in misty rain. These rhythmic strokes, which draw from Chinese painting conventions, have often been linked to his identity as a musician.

Artwork Details

浦上玉堂筆　『残雨半村図』
Title: Lingering Rain over Half the Village
Artist: Urakami (Uragami) Gyokudō (Japanese, 1745–1820)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1815–20
Culture: Japan
Medium: Folding fan mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 8 9/16 × 18 7/8 in. (21.7 × 48 cm)
Overall with mounting: 41 3/4 × 23 1/2 in. (106 × 59.7 cm)
Overall with knobs: 41 3/4 × 25 11/16 in. (106 × 65.2 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Object Number: 2015.300.176
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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