Harvard Art Museums > TL42570.3: Landscapes of the Four Seasons Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Landscapes of the Four Seasons (Yamamoto Baiitsu 山本梅逸) , TL42570.3,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/340346. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Gallery Text Baiitsu was born in the central city of Nagoya but worked in Kyoto, where he had a larger customer base and greater access to examples of original Chinese painting. Publicly, he inhabited a literati persona, establishing a name for himself as a connoisseur of Chinese poetry, tea, and antiquities. This set of four seasonal landscapes inspired by Chinese models is an early demonstration of his ability to synthesize conventional ink-painting motifs and techniques with an appealing use of color. In the summer painting (second from right), for example, Baiitsu uses a subtle mixture of dark green and ink to convey the heat and humidity that bears down on the tiny figure in the foreground. In the winter landscape, by contrast, the red robe of the gentleman riding a donkey into the mountains is the only patch of color, emphasizing the tranquility of the frozen scene. Identification and Creation Object Number TL42570.3 People Yamamoto Baiitsu 山本梅逸, Japanese (Nagoya 1783 - 1856 Nagoya) Title Landscapes of the Four Seasons Classification Paintings Work Type hanging scroll, painting Date 1829 Places Creation Place: East Asia, Japan Period Edo period, 1615-1868 Culture Japanese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/340346 Location Location Level 2, Room 2600, East Asian Art, East Asian Painting and Decorative Arts View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Set of four hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk Dimensions painting proper: H. 127.8 × W. 54.8 cm (50 5/16 × 21 9/16 in.) overall mounting, including roller ends and suspension cord: H. 214.5 × W. 78 cm (84 7/16 × 30 11/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks signature: painting "Spring": 梅逸山亮寫 [Baiitsu Sanryō sha] seal: painting "Spring"; upper; square, intaglio: 山本亮印 [Yamamoto Ryō in] seal: painting "Spring"; lower; square, relief: 明卿 [Meikyō] signature: painting "Summer": 梅佚 [Baiitsu] signature: painting "Summer"; square, intaglio: 山本亮印 [Yamamoto Ryō in] signature: painting "Autumn": 梅逸山亮寫於玉禅室中 [Painted by Baiitsu at the Gyokuzen Studio] seal: painting "Autumn"; square, intaglio: 山本亮印 [Yamamoto Ryō in] signature: painting "Winter": 己丑冬日梅逸寫 [Painted by Baiitsu on a winter’s day in the stem year Kichū (tsuchinotō ushi; 1829)] seal: painting "Winter"; square, intaglio: 山本亮印 [Yamamoto Ryō in] Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Promised gift of Robert S. and Betsy G. Feinberg Object Number TL42570.3 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Rachel Saunders, ed., Catalogue of the Feinberg Collection of Japanese Art, brochure, Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, 2021), pp. 18-19, cat. 5 Exhibition History 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/04/2023 - 06/03/2024 Painting Edo: Japanese Art from the Feinberg Collection, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/14/2020 - 06/06/2021 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
