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Title: Temple in the Mountains
Artist: Kanô School
Physical Description: The composition is a well-established type: a complex of temple buildings is tucked into a mountainside, on the shore of a broad body of water, with mists rising to obscure the distant peaks. The artist provides a path leading from the viewer’s space to the temple. Two travelers go before us, a hooded figure riding a donkey over a rustic bridge, and another man striding along on foot, further ahead. The temple buildings themselves are hidden behind thick foliage, as if protected from the secular world.Here the forms of the rocky outcroppings, the trees, and even the mountains are starkly outlined, and there are strong contrasts of light and dark. These features suggest that this is a work of by a professional Kanô School artist, probably of the seventeenth century.
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: 17th century
Accession Number: 1955/1.263
Medium and Support: hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance: rank 16.19836
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Province M. Henry

Title: Portrait of Princess Soto'ori
Artist: Tosa Mitsuoki
Physical Description: Hanging scroll. A female figure is sitting against a blank background. She wears multiple layers of kimono, her hair is black and long, and her face white. She is watching a spider, descending from ceiling; her arms are extending in front as if she is trying to catch it. A screen of white and brown fabric is on her right, and an oil ramp with flame is on the other side. Three rolls of paper are placed in front of her. There are the artist's signature and seal on the left lower corner.; The painting is mounted on light blue brocade with designs of auspicious characters and objects, including character “longevity,” treasures, and double gourds. The sides are made of golden brocade, but the gold foil is almost worn out.; Warm holes on the upper right side, some small stains and dark lines on the top and near the face of the figure. Two repaired damages on the lower right corner. Some warm holes on the mounting as well. The wooden scroll bar is black lacquered.
Artist Life Dates: 1617-1691
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: 2nd half of 17th century
Accession Number: 1955/1.262
Medium and Support: Hanging scroll: ink and color on silk
relevance: rank 16.19836
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Province M. Henry

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