Spring View from a Thatched Pavilion on the Lakeshorelate 15th century
School of Sesshu painted this in the late 15th century, aged about 55. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago. More about this work
About this work
A work made of album leaf mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and light colors on silk.
Description from the Art Institute of Chicago.
School of Sesshu painted this in the late 15th century, aged about 55. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.
How it was made
- Hanging scroll
- A painting mounted on silk with a wooden roller at the foot. It was rolled up for storage and brought out to hang for a season, a guest or an occasion.
- Album leaf
- A page from an album, meant to be held and looked at closely, one opening at a time.
- Ink and colour on silk
- Silk was sized with glue and alum so it would hold a crisp brushline, and mineral colours were built up in thin layers. The sheen of the weave still shows through.
School of Sesshu
Japanese, 1420–1506
Rights and the museum’s record
Public domain. The Art Institute of Chicago has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.
- Object number
- 1963.104
- Credit
- Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Type
- Painting
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Museum record
- See it on the museum’s site
