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This composition includes imagery from the Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers. Scanning the composition from top to bottom, at least six of the views are discernible: night rain over Xiao and Xiang, evening bell from a mist-shrouded temple, returning sails off a distant shore, geese descending to a sandbar, mountain village in clearing mist, and sunset glow over a fishing village. Inside the painting’s box is a document with a long inscription by prominent calligrapher, collector, and connoisseur Maeda Kōsetsu (1841–1916) discussing the painting’s subject and the matter of the painter’s biography—he appears to have been a Kano school artist, but his precise identity is unclear.
| Artist / Maker | Narihide |
|---|---|
| Date | 1500s |
| Culture / Origin | Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573) |
| Medium | hanging scroll; ink on paper |
| Dimensions | Mounted: 167 x 39.9 cm (65 3/4 x 15 11/16 in.) |
| Department | Japanese Art |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
Narihide (Japanese, active 1500s) Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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