Landscapes in Moonlight
High-resolution facsimiles
- Material
- printed, gold paint on washi paper
- Period of creation
- Tsuzuri Project Stage 2 2008–2009
- Recipient
- Oumi Jingu Shrine
Original
- Cultural property designation
- Important Cultural Property
- Artist
- Soga Shohaku
- Historical era
- Edo (18th century)
- Material
- ink, color, and gold paint on washi paper
- Medium
- Pair of six-fold screens
- Size
- Each screen H151.4 × W366.0 cm
- Collection
- Oumi Jingu Shrine
Description
Landscapes in Moonlight is considered a creation from Shohaku's later years. Shohaku was considered heretic, but this work, which is now designated as an Important Cultural Property, represents a daunting task given its massive size that could only be painted by Shohaku, in neither too much nor too little detail. The horizontal gold streaks used to express haze are thought to be influenced by Iwasa Matabei and lends color to the otherwise Chinese style of scenery painting. And, the unswerving depiction of people and animals that dot the painting provides amusement for the viewer.
