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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
Public Domain
Yes
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