Sunset Glow over a Fishing Village, from Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang
Sesshū Tōyō (follower)
This painting and CMA 2015.589 belong to a group that was likely mounted as a pair of four-panel folding screens focusing on the Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang, a theme centered on an area in southern China. This one represents the motif “Sunset Glow Over a Fishing Village.” Both emulate the style of Chinese painter Li Tang (about 1050–after 1130). Some scholars believe the paintings are the work of Sesshū Tōyō (1420–1506), the only Japanese painter of his day to have traveled to China.
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Details
- Date
- 1460s–1550s
- Dimensions
- mounted: height 2.508 m, width 0.901 m; painting: height 1.437 m, width 0.725 m; mounted with cord: height 2.568 m; mounted with knobs: width 0.965 m; knob diam: width 0.03 m
- Department
- Japanese Art
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Palette
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- Image provider
- cleveland-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Gift from the Collection of George Gund III
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Subject Matter
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Landscapes Visual · 99%
The composition is dominated by mountains, cliffs, trees, water, and a distant shoreline, clearly functioning as a landscape image.
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Landscapes and Waterscapes Visual · 97%
Fishing boats and a broad watery expanse are visible along the lower portion of the image, supporting a waterscape reading alongside the mountainous terrain.
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Atmospheric Landscapes Visual · 95%
Layered washes, softened contours, and receding forms produce a strong sense of mist, distance, and atmospheric transition around the mountains and water.
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Engaged with Traditional Chinese Art Both · 90%
The work is cataloged as part of the Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang, a theme centered on southern China, and its composition visibly engages the conventions of an expansive Chinese-style mountain landscape.
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References to Art History Metadata · 94%
The catalog states that the painting emulates the style of the Chinese painter Li Tang.
Visual Qualities
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Earth Tones Both · 93%
Muted brown, gray, and ocher washes are visible throughout the landscape, consistent with the cataloged sunset subject.
Medium and Techniques
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East Asian Ink-and-Wash Painting Both · 98%
The image visibly relies on ink outlines and tonal washes, while the catalog identifies the medium as ink and color on silk.
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Hanging Scroll Metadata · 100%
The catalog identifies the object as a hanging scroll from a set of eight.
Time Periods
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15th Century Art Metadata · 80%
The catalog date range begins in the 1460s, placing the possible production period partly in the fifteenth century.
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16th Century Art Metadata · 72%
The catalog date range extends into the sixteenth century, although the beginning and end dates are approximate and broad.
Geographic Regions
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Japanese Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog classifies the work as a painting in the Japanese Art department and identifies the artist as Japanese.
Source & rights
Sesshū Tōyō (Japanese, 1420–1506). Sunset Glow over a Fishing Village, from Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang. Cleveland Museum of Art.
High-resolution sources
- Original TIFF ↗ 4,042 × 7,905 · Cleveland Museum Of Art · Available