Landscapes
Unkoku Tôgan
(Japanese, 1547–1618)
16th–17th centuries
Medium/TechniqueOne from a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and light color on paper
Dimensions145.7 x 348.4 cm (57 3/8 x 137 3/16 in.)
Credit LineFenollosa-Weld Collection
Accession number11.4532
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Togan claimed artistic descent from Sesshu Toyo (1420-1507), respected today as one of the greatest painters in Japanese history. Togan was permitted to reside at Sesshu's studio Unkoku-an and, hence, assumed the name Unkoku. In his paintings he at times closely emulated Sesshu's brushwork. As seen in these screens, Togan often turned to imaginary scenes of China for his subjects. The craggy peaks and the architecture of the houses, as well as the figures crossing the bridges, are all Chinese in style.
ProvenancePrior to 1886 purchased by Ernest Francisco Fenollosa; 1886 purchased by Charles Goddard Weld from Ernest Fenollosa; 1911 bequeathed by Charles Goddard Weld to the Museum.
