Evening Rain at Mt. Tempo in Osaka, from the series Views of Mt. Tempo
Artist/Maker
Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭
(Japanese, ca. 1786–1868)
Date1834
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal ōban; overall: 10 1/4 × 15 1/16 in. (26 × 38.2 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
PortfolioViews of Mt. Tempo (Tempozan shokei ichiran)
Object number1950.485
Status
Not on viewGakutei was a native of Edo, but lived in Osaka in the 1830s. He was influenced by Hokusai. He also was a poet, putting his own poems on his prints; while he lived, he was more famous as a writer than as an artist. His landscapes of Osaka are extremely delicate and decorative.
Exhibition History
Japanese Prints from the Ainsworth Collection
- Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 18, 1979 - October 21, 1979 )
Masterpieces of Japanese Prints from the Mary A. Ainsworth Collection
- Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (December 11, 1984 - January 27, 1985 )
Japanese Prints from the Mary A. Ainsworth Collection
- Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (May 20, 1986 - July 20, 1986 )
Highlights from the Ainsworth Collection of Japanese Woodblock Prints
- Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (April 15, 1988 - June 12, 1988 )
The Cultured Landscape in China and Japan
- Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 6, 2007 - August 13, 2007 )
Collections
- Asian
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