Miscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy

Six-panel artwork with gold borders. The artwork comprises six panels arranged side by side. The background of each panel features a monochromatic, grayscale landscape. The leftmost panel contains only black calligraphy on a light-brown background. The second panel depicts a woman in a white robe standing on a rocky shore with a flowering plant. The third panel features black calligraphy on a light-brown background. The fourth panel shows a man in a white robe standing on a rocky shore with a large moon in the background. The fifth panel contains black calligraphy on a light-brown background. The rightmost panel depicts a man sitting on a rocky shore with a waterfall and mountain in the background. Characters are written in black calligraphy throughout. The style is traditional Asian art. Attributed to Nagasawa Rosetsu.

Artwork details

Date:: 1785
Medium:: Sheets with calligraphy and painting attached to a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 600 × 288 px
Museum record:: View original