Autumn Landscape
In this painting by Ike no Taiga, a solitary scholar admires the peaks above the mist from his rustic hideout, surrounded by foliage. Above, Taiga’s mentor, Yanagisawa Kien, transcribed a poem about an autumn scene by the Chan monk Quanshi Zongle (1318–1390). Kien’s cursive calligraphy—with its thin, elegantly curving strokes—resembles that of Dong Qichang (1555–1636).
四山一片秋色 野客獨坐茅亭
渡頭紅葉如雨 石上長松自青
The mountains in four directions
are awash with autumn colors,
As a recluse sits alone
in the thatched pavilion.
At the ferry crossing,
crimson leaves fall like rain,
Atop the rocks,
the tall pines remain green.
—Trans. Tim T. Zhang
四山一片秋色 野客獨坐茅亭
渡頭紅葉如雨 石上長松自青
The mountains in four directions
are awash with autumn colors,
As a recluse sits alone
in the thatched pavilion.
At the ferry crossing,
crimson leaves fall like rain,
Atop the rocks,
the tall pines remain green.
—Trans. Tim T. Zhang
Artwork Details
- 池大雅筆 柳沢淇園賛 秋景山水図
- Title: Autumn Landscape
- Artist: Painting by Ike no Taiga (Japanese, 1723–1776)
- Artist: Inscription by Yanagisawa Kien (Japanese, 1703–1758)
- Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
- Date: 1750–58
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 51 7/8 × 11 1/4 in. (131.8 × 28.6 cm)
Overall with mounting: 80 3/4 × 17 1/4 in. (205.1 × 43.8 cm)
Overall with knobs: 80 3/4 × 19 5/16 in. (205.1 × 49.1 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2023
- Object Number: 2023.583.15
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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