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Landscape and Couplet of Chinese Verse

Ike no Taiga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two long, narrow vertical panels side by side. Left panel shows a black and white landscape drawing on a beige background. The drawing depicts a rocky mountain with trees on the bottom half and mist on the top half. The right panel has a beige background with black and red Chinese calligraphy written vertically. The panels have a black background behind them and small wooden pieces at the bottom. The panels are titled "Landscape and Couplet of Chinese Verse" by Ike no Taiga.

Artwork details

Date:
late 18th century
Medium:
Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
235 × 622 px
Museum record:
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