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Landscape in China
Also titled Landschap in China
Hashimoto Kansetsu (Kobe, 1883–1945)
c. 1930
- Medium
- pigment, ink, silk
- Classification
- hanging scroll
- Dimensions
- height 80 cm x width 180 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of Chris van Otterloo and Maartje Draak Fonds, 2023)
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
About this work
Kansetsu had a deep and abiding interest in China and visited the country numerous times. This landscape was inspired by works from the 11th century. The tiny horsemen give a sense of man’s insignificance in the face of overwhelming nature. Kansetsu paid great attention to the texture of the rocks and trees, rendering them with lively brushstrokes.
