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StatsDrinking Festival of the Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup
701
131.0cm x 60.0cm
Nagasawa Rosetsu (1754 – 1799)
Discover Nagasawa Rosetsu (1754-1799), a Maruyama School master! Explore his unique blend of Japanese tradition & Western realism, known for evocative landscapes and charming animal art.
The Tang dynasty poet Du Fu celebrated eight famous drinkers of his age in his poem Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup (Inchū hassenka). In Nagasawa Rosetsu’s playful rendering of this theme, popular with Japanese painters from the late sixteenth century on, the artist has filled his composition with images of the eight drinkers, creating an almost bazaar-like atmosphere. The brushwork in the signature dances a bit compared with his typical style of signing; this could reflect Rosetsu’s harmonizing of his signature with the giddy mood of the painting. Rosetsu was Maruyama Ōkyo’s student and pursued the carefree life of the literati. Hence he was attracted to the unrestrained lives of the individuals shown in this painting.
About this artwork
- Title: Drinking Festival of the Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup
- Artist: Nagasawa Rosetsu
- Year: 701
- Original dimensions: 131.0cm x 60.0cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Color palette: Earthy
- Main color: Rosy Brown
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