Trockenfisch mit Mäuschen | Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤芦雪 | 1754-1799 material:Paper This also applies to this

This also applies to this scroll painting: the motif of the Taoist sage riding through the countryside on his donkey and completely surrendering himself to the will of the animal because he has come to the realization that all human desires actually lead nowhere is very old

this influence can be felt in the pointed choice of colors: blue

is one of Japan's most famous and best-preserved medieval temple complexes

his talent never ceases to amaze

meticulously composed

Trockenfisch mit Mäuschen | Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤芦雪 | 1754-1799 material:Paper This also applies to thisThe pre eminent painter of his time, Maruyama kyo (17331795), had many outstanding pupils who carried on his artistic legacy. The entire 19th century continued to draw on his great achievements as a realist and as a painter with a penchant for idealisation. However, such a genius also provokes counter reactions. Three eccentrics of that era are often mentioned Soga Shhaku, It Jakuch and Nagasawa Rosetsu each of whom constructed a different alternative