Summer Mountains c. 1840s

hanging-scroll

pencil drawn

amateur sketch

light pencil work

pencil sketch

incomplete sketchy

charcoal drawing

japan

hanging-scroll

pencil drawing

pen-ink sketch

pencil work

watercolor

calligraphy

"Summer Mountains" is a hanging scroll painting by the Japanese artist Nakabayashi Chikutō, created in the 1840s. The painting depicts a serene landscape of mountains and trees, with wispy clouds and light brushstrokes capturing the essence of nature. Chikutō, known for his mastery of the literati style, infused the work with a sense of tranquility and poetic beauty, reflecting the artist's deep appreciation for the natural world. The painting is currently housed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, where art enthusiasts can admire its subtle nuances and delicate details.

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minneapolisinstituteofart about 1 year ago

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Nakabayashi Chikutō belonged to a circle of conservative literati painters in the nineteenth century that sought to emulate the techniques of selected masters of China. Here form is built from Mi dots; short, horizontal lines made with the side of the brush. Unpainted areas convey sheets of rain and rising mist. The variation in tone makes the work seem to shimmer, imparting the sense of sunshine breaking though storm clouds on a summer afternoon. The poem is inscribed by the Confucian scholar-poet Hirose Seison (Seison Hanji).