Baigakugen Active Late 19th Century

depicting a fisherman in a river with snow-covered trees and dwellings on its banks, the distant mountains shrouded in a frosty mist, inscribed with a poem by the Yuan poet Sa Duli, signed Baigakugen, bearing four seals, Japanese wood box (2)

Acquired in Japan, 23rd May 1965.

Japanese Paintings from the Henricksen Collection, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University; Tyler Art Gallery, State University of New York, Oswego, 20th August 2005 - 5th March 2006, cat. no. 30, illustrated.

water stain to upper right corner, surface soiling, a few scattered fly-spots, spotting to lower right, minor toning to silk
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The present work by a yet unidentified artist is notable for the depiction of the atmospheric effects of a wintry day, particularly in the rendition of the softly dissolving silhouettes of the distant mountains under a leaden sky.