Sketch for a Painting of Mi Fu Inscribing a Poem on a Rock
dated 1666
Medium
Hanging scroll mounted as a panel; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 33 1/8 x 16 1/4 in. (84.1 x 41.3 cm) Overall with mounting: 36 1/2 x 18 7/8 in. (92.7 x 47.9 cm) Framed: 37 3/4 x 19 7/8 in. (95.9 x 50.5 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of John and Lili Bussel, 1996
Accession Number
1996.464.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
Kano Tan'yū (1602–1674), a master of Kano school, created this *Sketch for a Painting of Mi Fu In a Poem on a Rock in 1666 during Edo period (1615–1868). The Kano school, favored by the Tokugawa shogunate, bold ink lines with vibrant colors to produce decorative works for screens, scrolls, and castles. Rendered in ink and color on paper a hanging scroll mounted as panel, this preparatory sketch captures the legendary Chinese Song-dynasty poet, calligrapher, and rock aficionado Mi Fu (1051–1107) in a moment of poetic inspiration amid rugged mountains. Mi Fu's eccentric passion for ancient scho...
About the Artist
Kano Tan'yū (Japanese) · 1602 –1674
Japanese, 1602–1674