Okutani Shuseki (1871-1936) "Waterfalls in Summer Mountains" Meiji-Showa era

Art work details

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【Setting weight】
This piece will be shipped at 1.25 kg including packaging.

【Material】
Ink, Pale Japanese pigments on silk

【Size】
Overall: vertical 186.7 × width 56.2 cm＊width does not include roller ends.
(the work: vertical 112.8 × width 41.7cm)

【Condition】
・There are stain, burns, rubbing, peeling off on the Japanese paper on the back of the cover.
・There are stain, burns on the image.
・There are some wrinkles, warp, burns in mounting.

【Remarks】
Roller ends is Wooden.
・Tomo-Bako.(Box inscription by the artist.)

Materials for mounting
・All of them are made of silk.

【Other】
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*There may be a slight difference in color between the photo and the actual product.

【Biography】
Okutani Shuseki (1871-1936)

1871 (Meiji 4) - 1936 (Showa 11)
Born in Osaka Prefecture. Real name: Tsunejiro,or Tsune.
The pseudonym is Senjido,Kyokusuien,Rinpo,Hannyashitsu,Kaiko,Aiai-so.
Studied under Mori Kansai and mastered the Maruyama School of painting.
He excelled at landscape painting.
Opened a private school to train his students.
He is also famous as a connoisseur of Mori Kansai's paintings.
He was an important figure in the Kyoto art scene in the Meiji, Taisho and early Showa periods.
He lived in Kyoto City. Died at the age of 66.

【A word from the store】
Shuseki's specialty is landscape painting, and this work is a good example of that.
The white parts of the haze that cover the upper and lower parts of the waterfall are not painted with white paint, but rather with pale paint or sumi ink on the surrounding areas to express the "transparency" of water and air. In other words, this is a method of painting that makes the most of the colors of the original silk ground.
There is light foxing throughout the painting, and the silk ground has a brownish tinge, but this matches the atmosphere of the painting and is not a problem for appreciation.
The size is just right, neither too long nor too short, so it is easy to display. This hanging scroll will bring you a sense of coolness on a hot summer day.