曽我蕭白筆 峨山南宗賛 天台山石橋図|Lions at the Stone Bridge of Mount Tiantai
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Dimensions
Image: 44 7/8 × 20 in. (114 × 50.8 cm) Overall with mounting: 79 1/8 × 25 3/16 in. (201 × 64 cm) Overall with knobs: 79 1/8 × 27 1/2 in. (201 × 69.8 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Accession Number
2015.300.216
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *Lions at the Stone of Mount Tiantai (1779), a hanging scroll in ink on silk by the Edo-period artist Soga Shōhaku (1730–1781). Measuring nearly 4 feet tall, this work depicts the dramatic stone bridge China's sacred Mount Tiant—a Buddhist pilgrimage site—guarded by fierce lions amid towering peaks. Shōhaku, a master of the individualistic Nanga (Southern School) style, drew inspiration from Chinese literati painting and the bold ink landscapes of Muromachi masters like Sesshū Tōyō, infusing his scenes with raw energy and eccentricity. The hanging scroll format, traditional for Japanes...
About the Artist
Soga Shōhaku|Gazan Nanso · 1730–1781
Japanese, 1730–1781