田能村直入 Tanomura Chokunyu (1814-1907) Japanese antique art kakejiku kakemono wall hanging scroll / Suiboku Ink Sansui Mountain Landscapes Rivers Country Houses with Appraised Box RE639
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Description
田能村直入 Tanomura Chokunyu (1814-1907) Japanese antique art kakejiku kakemono wall hanging scroll / Suiboku Ink Sansui Mountain Landscapes Rivers Country Houses with Appraised Box RE639
This scroll comes with an appraised box by 平尾竹霞 Hirao Chikuka (1856-1939).
田能村直入 Tanomura Chokunyu (1814-1907)
Nanga artist from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period. He is known as one of the last literati painters in Japan. At the age of nine, he learned under 田能村竹田 Tanomura Chikuden (1777-1835) and studied Nanga and 唐詩選 Toshisen (selected Chinese poetry). He also studied a wide range of subjects, including Kokugaku, Yomei, and martial arts. He was loved by Chikuden for his talent and became his adopted son. 高橋草坪 Takahashi Sohei (1804-1835) and 帆足杏雨 Hoashi Kyou (1810-1884) were senior brothers. In 1878, he established the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting and became its first principal. He developed his own unique style of painting by adding new Japanese painting techniques to the old methods and was a central figure in the Meiji period.
with signature 'Chokunyu' 直入 and seal 'Chikuou koji' 竹翁居士
The shifting ink tones move from pale mist to deeper washes, giving the mountains, rivers, and country houses a quiet gradation that reflects the restrained color sensibility characteristic of Tanomura Chokunyu’s literati landscapes, where atmosphere and structure emerge through tonal balance rather than overt contrast; Chokunyu (1814–1907), one of the last major nanga painters and adopted son of Tanomura Chikuden, studied Chinese poetry, kokugaku, Yomei thought, and martial arts, later founding the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting in 1878 and shaping Meiji‑period painting through a synthesis of classical literati methods and newer Japanese techniques, and this scroll bears the signature ‘Chokunyu’ with the seal ‘Chikuou koji,’ while it is accompanied by an appraised box inscribed by Hirao Chikuka, allowing the landscape’s layered ink atmosphere to settle into a calm, enduring presence.
Whole dimensions: 19.6" W x 77.9" H / 50cm x 198cm
Inside dimensions: 12.4" W x 50.8" H / 31.5cm x 129.2cm
Material: Paper
Technique: Handpainted
Roller ends: Wood
Weight: 650g including Appraised Box
Condition
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