Courtyard Scene
Artist
Tosa School
(Japanese, founded 14th - 15th centuries)
CultureJapanese
Date17th century
MediumWatercolor
DimensionsOverall: 11 5/8 x 8 1/8 in. (29.5 x 20.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 12 13/16 x 10 in. (32.5 x 25.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 12 13/16 x 10 in. (32.5 x 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Martin Desmonti
Object number58.60.1C
On View
Not on viewLabel TextTosa School Japanese, ca. 1600-1699 Courtyard Scene Watercolor painting on paper This image may show an episode from a classic courtly poem. Unlike the pass=produced Ukiyo-e woodblock prints in this exhibition, this is a unique watercolor painting on paper, not a multiple. Tosa Yukihiro and his follower Tosa Mitsunobu founded a school for painting in Kyoto, working in a distinctly Japanese style that featured flat colors, simple outlines, and diagonal structures. This style, referred to as yamato-e, or "Japanese painting," was meant to be stylistically distinct from the Chinese-influenced Kano School of painting in Japan. Chinese art, especially exquisite Song-dynasty landscape paintings from centuries earlier, dominated elite taste. The development of a uniquely Japanese painting style was foundational to the Ukiyo-e woodblock print. Gift of Mr. Martin Demoni 58.60.1cExhibition History"Inspiring Impressionism: Japanese Prints in the Chrysler Collection," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, March 10 - June 18, 2017.
