Winter Landscape
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"Winter Landscape" is a renowned monochrome ink painting by Japanese Zen monk-artist Sesshū Tōyō, celebrated for its dramatic, minimalist depiction of a snowy mountainous scene.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Sesshū Tōyō | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Japanese painter
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Japanese painting ⓘ Zen monk ⓘ ink painting ⓘ landscape painting ⓘ monochrome painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
canonical work in Zen ink painting tradition
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important example of Sesshū Tōyō’s mature style ⓘ masterpiece of Japanese ink landscape painting ⓘ |
| artMedium |
ink on paper
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monochrome ink ⓘ |
| artStyle |
abbreviated forms
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asymmetrical composition ⓘ dramatic contrast ⓘ expressive brushwork ⓘ minimalist composition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Muromachi period Japanese art
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Zen monastic culture ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
black ink
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shades of gray ⓘ white of paper as snow ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | Sesshū Tōyō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
cliffs
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mountainous landscape ⓘ river or ravine ⓘ snow ⓘ trees ⓘ winter scene ⓘ |
| genre | landscape art ⓘ |
| hasType | hanging scroll ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chinese ink painting
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Song dynasty landscape painting ⓘ Zen Buddhism aesthetics ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Japanese ⓘ |
| movement |
Zen painting
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suiboku-ga ⓘ sumi-e ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
dynamic brushstrokes
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evocation of solitude ⓘ highly abstracted landscape forms ⓘ meditative atmosphere ⓘ monochrome tonal gradation ⓘ sense of depth with minimal detail ⓘ steep diagonal rock formations ⓘ strong use of negative space ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
mountains in snow
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nature in winter ⓘ |
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