Landscape with Pines c. 19th century
yamamotobaiitsu
minneapolisinstituteofart
color-on-silk, hanging-scroll, ink
landscape illustration sketch
amateur sketch
light pencil work
ink painting
color-on-silk
pencil sketch
incomplete sketchy
etching
japan
hanging-scroll
ink
ink drawing experimentation
pen-ink sketch
watercolor
"Landscape with Pines" is a hanging scroll by the Japanese artist Yamamoto Baiitsu (1783-1856), created in the 19th century and currently housed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. The painting captures a serene mountain scene with a prominent rock formation enveloped in mist. The brushwork is delicate, creating a sense of tranquility and depth. The use of light ink washes and detailed outlines further enhance the visual appeal, highlighting the artist's mastery of the *bunjinga* style.
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Yamamoto Baiitsu is best known as a painter of birds and flowers. This painting, however, attests to the fact that he was also a skillful landscape artist, fully aware of Chinese painting styles. The dry, block-shaped rocks of the distant mountains, for example, recall the work of China's fourteenth century painter Ni Tsan, while the dramatic pine tree in the foreground is a feature associated with the seventh century artist Hung Jen. The delicacy and lightness of this work, however, resulting from a profusion of feathery brushstrokes and subtle tints of color, reflects Baiitsu own artistic sensibility.
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