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Celebrating the Legacy of Yinyuan Longqi (Ingen Ryuki) and the Art of Ōbaku

Celebrating the Legacy of Yinyuan Longqi (Ingen Ryuki) and the Art of Ōbaku

CHINESE TEMPLE LANDSCAPE by Itō Jakuchū

Chinese Temple Landscape, 18th century
Itō Jakuchū 伊藤 若冲 (1716–1800)
Later inscription by Goto Shoin 後藤松陰 (1797-1864)
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
101.6 x 28.4 cm
The Manyo’an Collection of Japanese Art, the Gitter-Yelen Foundation, 2008.40

Although the five-story pagoda in Jakuchū’s painting suggests that this is not meant to represent an actual Ōbaku temple (which did not typically include a pagoda), the style of the other structures in his painting is reminiscent of defining aspects of Manpukuji’s precincts. Indeed, a deep nostalgia for China is evoked in the form of this imaginary temple landscape.

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