Nagasawa Rosetsu
1754–1799 · Japanese painting · 9 works
Nagasawa Rosetsu (1754 to 1799) was born into a low-ranking samurai family and trained in Kyoto under Maruyama Ōkyo, becoming the most prominent of his many pupils. Rather than repeat his teacher’s styles, he built worlds of his own, in free ink painting and precise color. Known for wit and wide technical skill, he won great renown in his lifetime.
9 works · 1775–1799
1775–1799 · 3 works
Walk these 3In the museum: Japanese painting room · 1 work
1783–1794 · 6 works
Walk these 6Nagasawa Rosetsu, the most prominent pupil of Maruyama Ōkyo, often used animals to say something about human life. Here two macaques keep watch above a mountain stream, and four former sliding doors, painted about 1792 to 1794, scatter puppies and sparrows across bare paper. A narrow landscape in dark, wet ink shows the unrestrained side of his brush.
In the museum: Japanese painting room · 5 works
Chōbunsai Eishi
Nanamachi of the Yotsumeya with Attendants Sumano and Akashi, c. 1787
Hon’ami Kōetsu
A Poem from the Shin Kokinshu with Design of Shinobugusa (Moss Fern), 1605-10
Ike Taiga
Fishing in a Springtime Valley, 1700s
