對山先生山水画譜(たいざん せんせい さんすいがふ)|Untitled Picture Album of Fifteen Ink Paintings 對山先生山水画譜(たいざん せんせい さんすいがふ)
ca. 1850
Medium
Accordion album; ink on paper
Dimensions
8 11/16 × 6 11/16 in. (22 × 17 cm)
Classification
Illustrated Books
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
Accession Number
2013.845
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the serene world of Edo-period Japan with *Untitled Picture Album of Ink Paintings* by Hine Taizan, created around 1850. This intimate accordion-fold album (orihon), measuring just 8 11/16 × 6 11/16 inches, unfolds like a personal scroll, revealing fifteen delicate ink landscapes on paper. Hine Ta, whose name evokes "Opposing Mountain," captures the essence of nature through masterful sumi-e techniques—subtle gradations of ink wash evoking mist-shrouded peaks, winding rivers, and sturdy trees. In the waning years of Japan's Edo period (1615–1868), such albums bridged traditional lit...
About the Artist
Hine Taizan 日根對山 (Japanese) · 1813 –1869
Japanese, 1813–1869