Crows
Artist
Toko
(Japanese, active early 17th century)
DateEdo Period (1603-1867)
MediumHanging scroll: ink on silk
DimensionsImage: 39 5/16 x 14 3/4 inches (99.9 x 37.5 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineMuseum Associates Purchase Fund
Terms
- Paintings
- Scroll
- Ink
- Animals
- Birds
- Crows
- Moon
- Night
- Rock
- Times of the day
- Tree branches
- Tree stumps
- Silk
- Japanese
Object number62.3257
Label CopyToko was a priest-painter whose brushwork is reminiscent of paintings by Niten (1584-1645), the most famous of the later exponents of the Zen-inspired suiboku (:ink-wash") style. The strongly asymmetrical composition of this painting reflects the influence of Chinese Southern Song painting.
Collections
Late 17-18th century
late 17 or 18th century
Unidentified artist
Toko
