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Morikawa Sōbun
LandscapesMeiji period (1868-1912)

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Six-panel folding screen, ink and color on gold ground, depicting six distinct landscape scenes with misty mountains, trees, water, and small figures across all panels
Six-panel folding screen with ink and color landscape paintings on silk, mounted with gold silk borders. Scenes progress from a snow-covered village at left, through autumn foliage in red and orange, rocky mountainous terrain with pine trees, to two figures in pink and green robes beneath a windswept tree at right. Columns of Japanese calligraphy appear on the fourth panel.
Japanese hanging scroll, ink and color winter landscape with snow-covered thatched-roof buildings and trees in the foreground, mountains fading into mist above; artist's seal and signature at lower right.
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, autumn landscape with a roofed pavilion nestled among vivid red and orange maple trees, misty mountains rising in the background, with a red seal and vertical Chinese or Japanese calligraphy at lower right.
Hanging scroll, ink and light color landscape with misty mountains receding into the distance, a thatched-roof structure nestled among bare trees on a rocky promontory above calm water, with a pale moon visible through upper branches; two red seals and Japanese calligraphy at lower left.
Hanging scroll, ink landscape with misty mountains, pine trees, and a rocky stream valley; a small structure nestled among trees at right; columns of Chinese calligraphy and red seals in the upper left; yellow silk mounting borders.
Hanging scroll, ink and light color on silk, winter landscape with thatched-roof structures beside a wooden railing, bare trees in the foreground, misty mountains receding into pale background, delicate brushwork throughout.
Japanese hanging scroll with ink and color on silk; three courtly figures in Heian-period robes beneath a windswept pine tree near water, rendered in delicate brushwork with muted washes; red seal at lower right.
Hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper; river landscape with bare and leafy trees in foreground, rocky outcropping, small boat on calm water, distant misty mountains; columns of Chinese calligraphy with red seal at upper right
Hanging scroll, ink on paper, landscape with two water buffalo grazing near a riverbank, surrounded by trees rendered in fine brushwork, misty mountains receding into the background, red seal at lower left.
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, mountain landscape with mist-shrouded peaks, a waterfall descending through a rocky gorge, clustered village buildings and trees in the middle ground, columns of Chinese calligraphy with red seals at upper right
Hanging scroll, ink landscape with mist-shrouded cliffs rising vertically, dark foliage at lower right, a small figure in yellow at center, rendered in loose wash technique with Japanese calligraphy and red seal at lower right.
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, misty mountain landscape with a wooden trestle bridge in the foreground and pine trees, receding peaks dissolved in soft gray-white mist, small red seal at lower right.
Hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper, winter landscape with flowering plum trees, a thatched-roof structure, and two oxen with a figure in the foreground; mist-shrouded cliffs and pine trees rise in the background; signature and red seal at lower right

Morikawa Sōbun, Kawabata Gyokushō, Watanabe Seitei, Tomioka Tessai, Maekawa Bunrei, Utsumi Kichidō, Matsumoto Fūko, Imao Keinen, Tanomura Chokunyū, Suzuki Shōnen, Hada Gesshū, Mochizuki Gyokusen, Landscapes, Meiji period (1868-1912), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Sue Tsao, Laurie and Bill Benenson, Marilyn B. and Calvin B. Gross, Stephen O. Lesser, Janice and Charles Holland, and Raulee Marcus, in honor of David and Margaret Barry, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Morikawa Sōbun
Japan, 1847-1902
Artist or Maker
Kawabata Gyokushō
1842-1913
Artist or Maker
Watanabe Seitei
Japan, 1851-1918
Artist or Maker
Tomioka Tessai
Japan, 1836-1924
Artist or Maker
Maekawa Bunrei
Japan, 1837-1917
Artist or Maker
Utsumi Kichidō
Japan, 1850-1925
Artist or Maker
Matsumoto Fūko
Japan, 1840-1923
Artist or Maker
Imao Keinen
Japan, 1845-1924
Artist or Maker
Tanomura Chokunyū
Japan, 1814-1907
Artist or Maker
Suzuki Shōnen
Japan, 1849-1918
Artist or Maker
Hada Gesshū
Japan, 1841-?
Artist or Maker
Mochizuki Gyokusen
Japan, 1834-1913
Title
Landscapes
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Period
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Pair of six-panel screens; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
a-b) Screen (open): 69 × 138 × 3/4 in. (175.26 × 350.52 × 1.91 cm) each a-b) Screen (closed): 69 × 23 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (175.26 × 59.69 × 10.8 cm) each
Credit Line
Gift of Sue Tsao, Laurie and Bill Benenson, Marilyn B. and Calvin B. Gross, Stephen O. Lesser, Janice and Charles Holland, and Raulee Marcus, in honor of David and Margaret Barry
Accession Number
M.2013.38a-b
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Goodall, Hollis, and Robert T. Singer. "Art of Asia Acquired by North American Museums, 2012-2013: Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Archives of Asian Art 64, no.2 (2014): 236-244.

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