Untitled (Rocks) 

This is a Japanese ink wash painting by Ike no Taiga, a prominent artist of the mid-18th century. The simple yet evocative composition features a lone, towering rock formation rendered in soft washes of grey and brown, with a scattering of smaller rocks in the distance. This work exemplifies Taiga's unique style, inspired by Chinese landscape painting but infused with a distinctly Japanese sensibility. The painting evokes a sense of solitude and the quiet grandeur of nature, characteristic of the "bunjin-ga" (literati painting) genre.