Kano Eigaku ”Snowy Landscape”

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Title	”Snowy Landscape”
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Artist	Kano Eigaku (1790-1867)
Date Created	mid 19th century
Price	Contuct us.

　This painting depicts a hermitage quietly standing by a lake in the deep snowy mountains. The snow piled thickly on the leaves and branches of the trees and the ripples on the surface of the lake are beautifully detailed, and the clear snowy mountain air can be felt through the picture.
　The motifs piled up from the bottom to the top of the picture, leading the viewer’s eye skillfully toward the top and bottom of the picture. The compositional structure of the painting is also a characteristic of this work.

　The old man in the study by the window, leaning on his elbow and looking down at his book, is probably the master of this hermitage. Behind him rises the quay, and in the distance are a series of snow-capped mountains. The winter mountains in the morning are quiet and snow-covered. All that can be heard is the regular sound of the Samurai children moving their brooms. ……

　This work depicts the longing for a life of seclusion, away from the mundane world, where one’s mind can be absorbed in the grandeur of nature.
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　Kano Eigaku (1790-1867) was the ninth head of the Kyoto Kano family. He revitalized the Kano family by introducing the painting techniques of various schools into the tradition of Kano painters such as Sanraku and Sansetsu, and pioneered a new style of painting. In recent years, exhibitions focusing on him have been held, and he has been the focus of much attention.

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