山水図|Landscape with Pavilion
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 19 13/16 x 13 13/16 in. (50.3 x 35.1 cm) Entire scroll: 58 5/8 x 19 in. (148.9 x 48.3 cm) Width including rollers: 21 in. (53.3 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, by exchange, 1985
Accession Number
1985.7
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite hanging scroll, *Landscape with Pavilion* (山水図), was created around 1478–80 by the monk-painters Tōgen Zuisen and Kenkō Shōkei during Japan's Muromachi period (2–1573).ed in ink and light colors on paper, it measures about 20 by 14 inches in its image area, designed to be partially unrolled for intimate viewing. Hanging scrolls like this were prized in Zen temples and elite residences, evoking meditative tranquility through seasonal display. The painting captures the Muromachi era's fascination with Chinese-inspired shan shui (mountains-and-waters) landscapes, adapted with Japa...
About the Artist
Tōgen Zuisen 桃源瑞仙|Kenkō Shōkei 賢江祥啓 (Japanese|Japanese) · 1430 |1478 –1480 |1523
Japanese, 1430–1480|Japanese, active ca. 1478–ca. 1523