Landsape with Waterfall
Late 17th–early 18th century
Medium
Triptych of hanging scrolls; ink and light colors on silk
Dimensions
Painting: 94.3 × 32.4 cm (37 1/8 × 12 3/4 in.); 177.8 × 42.6 cm (with mounting) (70 × 16 3/4 in.);177.8 × 46.7 cm (with knobs) (70 × 18 3/8 in.)
Classification
hanging scroll
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
17956
Art Historical Context
Behold *Landscape with Waterfall*, a captivating triptych of hanging scrolls by Kanô Tsunenobu, a master of Japan's esteemed Kanô school during the late 17th to early 18th century. Crafted in ink and light colors on silk, each scroll measures about 94 cm high, forming a harmonious vertical panorama when displayed together. This Edo-period work, now housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's Arts of Asia department, exemplifies the school's professional painters, who served samurai elites and shoguns with their refined techniques. The Kanô style blended bold ink brushwork with subtle color washe...