Object Details
- Label
- Essentially a self-taught painter, Tessai shaped his personal style and philosophy by constantly studying paintings and writings. This scroll portrays some of his role models from ancient China. He renders each man’s personal passion, from watching geese and drinking alcohol to studying, playing the zither, and admiring chrysanthemums. Tessai painted the figures in a carefree way, as if applauding them for their freespirited lifestyle and single-minded pursuit.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Meeting Tessai: Modern Japanese Art from the Cowles Collection (August 13, 2022 to January 28, 2024)
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Artist
- Tomioka Tessai 富岡鉄斎 (1836-1924)
- Calligrapher
- Mizuta Chikuho 水田竹圃 (1883-1958)
- Date
- 1895
- Period
- Meiji era
- Credit Line
- The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
- Medium
- Ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- H x W (.1 - image painting): 24 × 215.2 cm (9 7/16 × 84 3/4 in)
- H x W (.2 - calligraphy): 26.2 × 298.3 cm (10 5/16 × 117 7/16 in)
- Type
- Painting
