Album of Landscapes c. mid 18th century
kofuyo
toned paper
ink painting
japan
possibly oil pastel
fluid art
botanical drawing
watercolour bleed
watercolour illustration
mixed medium
botanical art
watercolor
This ink and color painting on paper, titled "Album of Landscapes," was created by Kō Fuyō in the mid-18th century. It depicts a scenic mountain landscape with a winding path leading up to a temple nestled in the rocks. Kō Fuyō, a renowned artist of the Edo period, is celebrated for his precise detail and realistic depiction of nature. The painting's delicate brushwork captures the textures of the rocks, foliage, and mist, creating a serene and contemplative atmosphere, typical of Japanese ink wash painting. This album of landscapes is currently part of the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
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On a cold moonlit night in early spring, a man parks his boat at the river’s edge, leaves his servant boy behind to watch the boat, and strolls up a mountain path toward an isolated pavilion. Wearing long, flowing, light blue robes, the man appears to pause just before a grove of gnarled plum trees covered with tiny white blossoms. Through the canopy of delicate flowers, he gazes up toward the dramatic mountain peak far above him. Further up, four Chinese characters read, “dark fragrance lingers,” a description of the plum blossoms’ scent hanging in the night air. The line is from an ancient Chinese poem by Lin Hejing (967–1028), who was beloved throughout East Asia and known for his adoration of plum blossoms.
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