Thatched Hut by Water's Edge
Unknown Artist
c. 1500–1573
Medium
hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
139.6 × 50.8 cm · image: 43.8 × 29.2 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
Accession Number
1997.125
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Muromachi period (1392–1573) artists in Japan were keenly interested in Korean and Chinese culture. Paintings from the continent were avidly collected, studied, and copied for specific techniques and effects. Most painters, however, never had the opportunity to actually travel abroad. This painting presents a typical, idealized image of a Chinese scholar's retreat in the countryside. The misty background, however, brings a decidedly Japanese element to the composition. Japanese painters had long...