Nagasawa Rosetsu

Landscape in the moonlight Nagasawa Rosetsu (1755-1799),^[1] mid-Edo period, 18th century, ink on silk, 98 × 35.3cm, Egawa Museum of Art, Hyogo.

In this Japanese name, the family name is "Nagasawa".

Nagasawa Rosetsu (長沢芦雪^?, 1754-1799^[2]) was one of the best pupils of Maruyama Ōkyo^[3] who incorporated aspects of Western realism into Japanese themes.^[4] In his work, which is reminiscent of earlier Zen painting,^[5] while the moon is left white, the night sky, mountains, and pine trees are depicted with gradations of India ink. His work was extensively forged in the Meiji period.

References

1. ^ Heritage of Japanese Art by Ichimatsu Tanaka and Masao Ishizawa (1992) p.133
2. ^ The Artist's Date Book by Julia Cameron (1999) p.831
3. ^ Discovering the Arts of Japan: A Historical Overview by Tsuneko S. Sadao, Stephanie Wada, and Tomoko Miho (2003) p.214
4. ^ Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950 by Charles Murray (2004) p.327
5. ^ Zen in Ten: Easy Lessons for Spiritual Growth (Ten Easy Lessons Series, 2) by C. Alexander, Ph.D. Simpkins and Annellen M., Ph.D. Simpkins (2003) p.69

External links

• Nagasawa Rosetsu (wiki-fr)