Minneapolis Institute of Art
Facing the Autumn Wind
Kan Tenjū; After I FukyūLinkedCulture matchlcp-9b3ec3815cd6
- Date
- 18th century
- Medium
- Hanging scroll, ink on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 8557
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
Kan Tanju was a friend of Japan's greatest Nanga School artist, Ike Taiga. Together with their friend and artist Ko_ Fuyo_, they climbed mountains and discussed Chinese literati painting and poetry. Unlike Taiga, Tanju's style is restrained and usually in pure ink. Here he follows the method of I Fu-chiu, a Chinese merchant and painter who visited Japan between 1720 and 1747. Although not expressly identified as such, it is likely that I Fu-chiu originally composed the poem that Tanju included on this painting: How can I compare myself to those who wander aimlessly on the river? Turning my face towards the autumn wind, I fish along with my bamboo pole. Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
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