- Material / technique
- handscroll; ink on silk with gold and silver
- Attribution / role
- Collaborative work: Kōetsu calligraphy and Sōtatsu-associated painting; see museum attribution.
- Collection / source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
Artwork notes
Artist-wide context
He simplified familiar themes into strong shapes and patterns that work across a large surface.
Materials, marks and colour
Artist-wide context; individual works may differ.
Media and surface
Screens, fans and decorated papers demand different scales of handling.
Marks and structure
Simplified shapes and repeated motifs can organise a broad surface.
Palette and light
Ink, metallic grounds and pooled colour let texture and reflection carry the image.