Minneapolis Institute of Art
Gyrfalcon Hunting an Egret in Snow
Ohara KeizanLinkedCulture matchlcp-00f9dc58b647
- Date
- early 18th century
- Medium
- Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 118224
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
This scroll exemplifies the “Three Whites” (sanpaku), a popular painting scheme in which artists depicted three white elements, like a gyrfalcon and egret in snow. Ohara Keizan worked in Nagasaki, the only place where foreigners were allowed in Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868). Around 1700, he was appointed Inspector of Chinese Art (kara-e mekiki). This painting shows the influence of the Chinese Northern Song academy style, characterized by the naturalism of its bird-and-flower subjects. Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of Elizabeth and Willard Clark
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