Forbidden to the Vulgar
Uragami Gyokudō · late 1800s-early 1900s · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Beneath looming peaks, an assortment of buildings is partially visible through the trees in this work. The artist, Uragami Gyokudō, was an esteemed player of the guqin, a Chinese seven-stringed instrument. At the age of 50, he abandoned his government post in Okayama in western Japan and took up painting in earnest. He traveled the country with his sons and ultimately settled in Kyoto, where he enjoyed a life of music, painting, and the companionship of scholars. Gyokudo painted in the Nanga style (literary men's school of painting), originally influenced by 18th-century Chinese painting.
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- Maker
- Uragami Gyokudō (Japanese, 1745–1820)
- Date
- late 1800s-early 1900s
- Medium
- hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- With mount: 67.2 cm (26 7/16 in.); Painting only: 134.6 x 51.1 cm (53 x 20 1/8 in.)
- Place of origin
- Japan
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
