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Famous Themes for Painting Study Known as “The Garden of Painting” (Gaen)

Kano Tan'yū

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Horizontal scroll painting on light brown paper, depicting a landscape with dark mountains or hills shrouded in mist or fog. Dark birds are flying. The painting is rendered in shades of brown. Vertical Japanese characters are in the top right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
1670
Medium
One of a pair of handscrolls; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
598 × 218 px
Public Domain
Yes
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