Trees in the Clouds on Layered Mountains (Jûzan umbokuzu)1853
Nakabayashi Chikutô painted this in 1853, aged 77. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago. More about this work
About this work
A work made of hanging scroll; ink on silk.
Description from the Art Institute of Chicago.
Nakabayashi Chikutô painted this in 1853, aged 77. 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.
- 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.
Nakabayashi Chikutô
Japanese, 1776–1853
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
- 1967.161
- 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
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