Nagasawa Rosetsu

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Landscape in the moonlight Nagasawa Rosetsu (1755-1799), mid-Edo period, 18th century, ink on silk, 98 × 35.3cm, Egawa Museum of Art, Hyogo.
Landscape in the moonlight Nagasawa Rosetsu (1755-1799),[1] mid-Edo period, 18th century, ink on silk, 98 × 35.3cm, Egawa Museum of Art, Hyogo.

Nagasawa Rosetsu (1754-1799)[2] was one of the best pupils of Maruyama Ōkyo[3] who incorporated aspects of Western realism into Japanese themes.[4] In his work, which is reminiscent of earlier Zen painting,[5] while the moon is left white, the night sky, mountains, and pine trees are depicted with gradations of India ink.

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  1. ^ Heritage of Japanese Art by Ichimatsu Tanaka and Masao Ishizawa (1992) p.133
  2. ^ The Artist's Date Book by Julia Cameron (1999) p.831
  3. ^ Discovering the Arts of Japan: A Historical Overview by Tsuneko S. Sadao, Stephanie Wada, and Tomoko Miho (2003) p.214
  4. ^ Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950 by Charles Murray (2004) p.327
  5. ^ Zen in Ten: Easy Lessons for Spiritual Growth (Ten Easy Lessons Series, 2) by C. Alexander, Ph.D. Simpkins and Annellen M., Ph.D. Simpkins (2003) p.69

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