Autumn Festival in the Mountains
This tall and narrow composition captures a scene from an autumn harvest festival, with visitors to a mountain temple surrounded by hazy mist. In the front courtyard, three figures are seated around a stone table. A young servant prepares tea for the group, fanning a stove to heat a kettle of water.
Like his father, Okada Beisanjin (1744–1820), Hankō was a master of literati painting. He rendered this joyous scene using the rhythmic brushstrokes characteristic of the style. For two generations, the Okada were active members of the literati circle in Osaka, where Hankō also inherited his family’s rice store.
Like his father, Okada Beisanjin (1744–1820), Hankō was a master of literati painting. He rendered this joyous scene using the rhythmic brushstrokes characteristic of the style. For two generations, the Okada were active members of the literati circle in Osaka, where Hankō also inherited his family’s rice store.
Artwork Details
- 岡田半江筆 「溪山秋社図」
- Title: Autumn Festival in the Mountains
- Artist: Okada Hankō (Japanese, 1782–1846)
- Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
- Date: first half 19th century
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on satin
- Dimensions: Image: 55 7/16 × 15 1/16 in. (140.8 × 38.3 cm)
Overall with mounting: 85 1/16 × 22 7/8 in. (216 × 58.1 cm)
Overall with knobs: 85 1/16 × 25 7/16 in. (216 × 64.6 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2018
- Object Number: 2018.853.32
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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