Writing poetry in a boat on the “Spring” river

hanging scroll

Japanese Collection

Accession Nr.: 1911
Type: painting; hanging scroll
Artist/Maker:
Date of production:
mid-19th century
Edo (Tokugawa) period
Place of production:
Acquisition: collected by Péter Vay
Signed: the name of Hankan
Marks: two red stamps
Materials/Techniques: ink and pale colours on silk
Dimensions: height: 153.5 cm
width: 34 cm
mirror: 90.7 × 27.9 cm
In the distance are the tall sugarloaf mountains familiar from Chinese paintings. The “Spring” river meanders through the centre of the image. On one of the banks, a thatched house stands behind a fence, and we can see inside it from the terrace.