Autumn Flowers and Grasses
Artist
Sakai, Hoitsu
(Japanese, 1761–1828)
Date1761–1828
Mediumwatercolor on silk
Dimensionsimage: 95.4 × 29.5 cm (37 9/16 × 11 5/8 in.)
overall: 191.5 × 43.5 cm (75 3/8 × 17 1/8 in.)
overall: 191.5 × 43.5 cm (75 3/8 × 17 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1960.12
Label TextThe refined lyricism and elegance of the style begun by Tawaraya Sotatsu (?-1643?) and formulated by Ogata Korin (1658-1716) was received by the wealthy collector, painter and poet, Sakai Hoitsu at the end of the eighteenth century. Seeking to recreate the art of Korin, Hoitsu worked in a style characterized by meticulous brush technique, elegance and refinement.
This hanging scroll is one of many floral paintings by the artist. The subtle variation of line and ink tone and the arrangement of the plants and grasses in a single plane against an undifferentiated ground are typical of the refined precise manner in which he worked. The technique used to provide the shading in the blossoms is identified with the Sotatsu-Korin school. Called tarashikomi, it is a "puddling" technique in which ink or color is dripped onto a still wet surface to create delicate variations in tone and color.ProvenanceHoward C. Hollis, Cleveland OHOn View
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