Autumn Landscape
Painting by Ike no Taiga Japanese
Inscription by Yanagisawa Kien Japanese
Not on view
In this painting by Ike no Taiga, a solitary scholar admires the peaks above the mist from his rustic hideout, surrounded by foliage. Above, Taiga’s mentor, Yanagisawa Kien, transcribed a poem about an autumn scene by the Chan monk Quanshi Zongle (1318–1390). Kien’s cursive calligraphy—with its thin, elegantly curving strokes—resembles that of Dong Qichang (1555–1636).
四山一片秋色 野客獨坐茅亭
渡頭紅葉如雨 石上長松自青
The mountains in four directions
are awash with autumn colors,
As a recluse sits alone
in the thatched pavilion.
At the ferry crossing,
crimson leaves fall like rain,
Atop the rocks,
the tall pines remain green.
—Trans. Tim T. Zhang
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