Artwork: Winter Landscape
Artist: Sesshū
Created: 1470
Medium: Ink on paper scroll
Dimensions: 46.5 x 29.5 cm
Location: Tokyo National Museum, Japan “Many consider the Zen Buddhist priest Sesshū (c. 1420-1506) as the greatest master of Japanese ink painting. Travelling around the country as an itinerate priest, Sesshū devoted his life to art. As a youth, he entered Shikoku-ji Temple in Kyoto, where he received training in Zen and painting under the guidance Shūbun. Winter Landscape was created in his personal version of the Xia Gui style, marked by its use of hatsuboku (splattered ink). The poetic legacy of his Japanese teachers is also recalled here. Sesshū depicted mountains, cliffs, and rocks in a technique known as shumpu, which combines bold outlines with more delicate lines to create a feeling of three-dimensionally. Long before the early modern period, he had already established his reputation as artistic genius – the sheer number of disciples he had in his lifetime testifies to his influence and popularity.” (FNbyd)
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