DATA

Artist:

Hasegawa Tohaku

Historical era:

Azuchi-Momoyama (16th century)

Material:

printed on washi paper

Medium:

Pair of six-fold screens

Theme:

High Resolution Facsimile of Historical Cultural Assets

Size:

Each screen H156.8 × W356.0 cm

Recipient:

National Institutes for Cultural HeritageMAP

[Original]

Current owner:

Tokyo National Museum

Material:

ink on washi paper

DESCRIPTION

This work is said to have been completed by Tohaku when he was in his 50s. It is considered both his signature masterpiece, and a masterpiece among modern ink and wash paintings. Tohaku uses ink and wash painting to draw more than 20 Pine Forest, separated into four groups, in varying levels of visibility to illustrate the haziness. Damp air fills the void between the trees suggesting a time between late autumn to early spring. It is said that Tohaku painted this scenery from recollection of the Pine Forest in his birthplace in the Noto region.