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Asian Art
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Artist: Takaku Aigai, Japanese, 1796–1843
Ink Plum in the Style of Wang Mian
1836
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
without mounting: 57 1/2 × 30 11/16 in. (146.1 × 77.9 cm)
Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, B.A. 1966
2002.105.1
A talented literati artist of the nineteenth century, Takaku Aigai looked to China as a source of inspiration and created this work in the style of the famous Chinese plum painter Wang Mian (died 1359). The poem was composed by Aigai and written in Chinese characters. It reads, “Flowerlike frost sets the shadows afloat; the moonlight is beautiful. Just like the sky after snow at the West Lake, pure air passes by but people are unable to capture it. Jade flute is played on the large tower boat.”
Geography:
Japan
Culture:
Japanese
Period:
Edo period (1615–1868)
Classification:
Paintings
Provenance:
Private collection, Japan; Gallery So Ltd., Kyoto; Mr. and Mrs. Cheney Cowles, Seattle.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
