A sage gazing at the moon

hanging scroll

Japanese Collection

Accession Nr.: 1626
Type: painting; hanging scroll
Artist/Maker:
Date of production:
second half of the 19th century
Meiji era
Place of production:
Acquisition: collected by Péter Vay
Signed: the signature of Sesshō
Marks: red stamp
Materials/Techniques: ink and colours on silk
Dimensions: height: 169.5 cm
width: 50.5 cm
mirror: 100.3 × 36.7 cm
A waterfall plunges from the high mountains in the background, its waters spreading out over the foreground in the form of a wide river.
A low structure stands on stilts in the water, with a man reclining on it. The signature and red stamp of Sesshō can be seen in the
top right-hand corner of the painting.