“River and Sky in Evening Snow c. 1602 - 1603
kaihoyusho
minneapolisinstituteofart
gold-on-paper, ink
aged paper
toned paper
light pencil work
pencil sketch
japan
gold-on-paper
personal sketchbook
ink
underpainting
watercolour bleed
watercolour illustration
sketchbook art
watercolor
calligraphy
"River and Sky in Evening Snow" is a hanging scroll painting created by the prominent Japanese artist Kaihō Yūshō in the early 17th century. It showcases Yūshō's mastery of the literati style, characterized by its emphasis on expressive brushwork, ink washes, and evocative imagery. The artwork depicts a serene landscape of mountains, a winding river, and a snowy sky, with a lone figure seemingly nestled in the mountainside. The delicate brushstrokes and subtle washes evoke a sense of tranquility and solitude, capturing the beauty of a winter scene in the Japanese tradition. The painting is currently part of the Minneapolis Institute of Art's collection.
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Snow clings to the leaves of a clump of bamboo and rock. A snowy peak hangs in the distance. This wintry scene formerly functioned as one of eight panels of a folding screen, depicting the so-called “Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang,” a popular theme in East Asian painting and poetry. At right is a Chinese poem brushed by the Zen monk Saishō Jōtai (1548-1608). The poem alludes to the Daoist immortal Han Xiangzi, who predicted correctly that his exiled uncle would become stuck at Indigo Pass, a crossing in the Qin Mountains of central China: Ten thousand miles of river and sky, ten thousand miles of thoughts,a whirlwind of downy flowers scattering in a peaceful grove—The bridges and roads are closed, and my horse’s hooves are slick.Yet again, Indigo Pass is blocked!This is an old poem by Yujian, brushed by Jōtai
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