East Asian Art Autumn Landscape Edo Period (1615-1868), 16th century School of Sesshū Tōyō, 1420 - 1506 Ink and colors on silk; mounted as a hanging scroll Currently not on view 1929-40-239 Purchased with Museum funds from the Simkhovitch Collection, 1929 |
LabelThe theme of this landscape is seasonal, but it also depicts another beloved Chinese subject that Japanese artists employed, the “Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang.” This poetic motif refers to the scenery in present-day Hunan Province where the Xiao and Xiang Rivers converge into West Lake. |
