Howling Wolf in a Deep Mountain Valley
A wolf howls beneath the tall pines in a misty landscape. The painter was born in the bustling city of Osaka in the Kansai region. He studied with Mori Jihō (1818–1891) and admired the Maruyama school of painters. He was especially gifted at depicting deer, monkeys, tigers, weasels, and other animals.
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Details
- Date
- 1912
- Dimensions
- overall: height 1.88 m, width 0.61 m; painting only: height 1.187 m, width 0.419 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
- John L. Severance Fund
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Animals Both · 99%
A clearly recognizable wolf occupies the lower portion of the composition, and the museum description identifies it as a howling wolf.
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Landscapes Both · 99%
The image presents a forested mountain setting with tall trees, mist, and atmospheric recession; the museum describes it as a misty landscape in a deep mountain valley.
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Atmospheric Landscapes Visual · 97%
Pale mist softens the distant trees and opens the left side of the composition, making atmospheric depth a prominent visual feature.
Visual Qualities
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Earth Tones Visual · 95%
The image is dominated by muted gray, brown, sepia, and cream tones rather than saturated hues.
Medium and Techniques
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Hanging Scroll Metadata · 100%
The Cleveland Museum of Art records the object as a hanging scroll with ink and color on silk.
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Painting Both · 100%
The museum classifies the work as a painting, and the image visibly presents a painted composition on a vertical silk support.
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East Asian Ink-and-Wash Painting Both · 95%
The work is recorded as ink and color on silk, and the image shows diluted washes, tonal transitions, and controlled brush lines characteristic of ink-and-wash painting.
Time Periods
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1900 - 1917 Art Metadata · 100%
The catalog dates the work to 1912, which falls within the 1900–1917 period.
Geographic Regions
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Japanese Art Metadata · 100%
The work is identified as Japanese art and as originating in Japan during the Taishō period.
Source & rights
Yoshimura Hōryū (Japanese, 1874–1950). Howling Wolf in a Deep Mountain Valley. Cleveland Museum of Art.
High-resolution sources
- Original TIFF ↗ 2,885 × 8,000 · Cleveland Museum Of Art · Available