Facing Two Directions: A Japanese Painter Looks to China

January 30–May 19, 2013

A magnificent pair of screens painted by Sakaki Hyakusen forms the centerpiece of this exhibition. The masterful Hyakusen (1697–1752) was an artist facing two directions: one towards the traditions of China and the other toward the future of Japanese Nanga painting.

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  • Sakaki Hyakusen: Landscape, eighteenth century; pair of six-fold screens (detail); ink on gold and silver; 66¾ × 143⅜ in. each; gift of James Cahill.

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