Secluded Hermitage, after I Fu-chiu

Noro Kaiseki, artist

1747–1828

Secluded Hermitage, after I Fu-chiu, late 1700s–early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: paper; ink

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 28.5 x 29.7 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 11 1/4 x 11 11/16 in
Mount Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 106.4 x 46.6 cm
Mount Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 41 7/8 x 18 3/8 in

Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Hutchinson

Accession number: 1986.0085

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Exhibition Label:
"Images of the Journey," Jun-2005, Hillary Pedersen
Noro Kaiseki was one of the many Japanese artists influenced by the painting style of Yi Fujiu (see painting at left). Kaiseki went to great lengths to acquire works by the prolific Chinese artist, which were highly prized but rarely available. The slanting dots characteristic of Yi’s foliage are seen here in the distant trees and on the outcropping of the foreground rocks. The simplicity of the austere composition is also a hallmark of Yi’s work, which Kaiseki has appropriated here. In addition to such technical features, Kaiseki mastered the “spiritual rhythm” of Yi Fujiu to the extent that his own works were often mistaken for those by the Chinese painter.