Fishing in a Springtime Valley
Though Ike Taiga first made a living after his father's early death by selling paintings on fans, he found a place within Kyoto's literati community and became one of its leading figures. In this colorful work, a river flows down from a mountain village, passing through farms on its way to the fishing town nestled in trees and bamboo along the banks in the foreground. Two people set out in a boat on the calm water where the river expands.
Colors in this work
Details
- Date
- 1700s
- Dimensions
- painting: height 1.24 m, width 0.494 m; mounted: height 2.1 m, width 0.629 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
- Edward L. Whittemore Fund
Art Genome Taxonomy
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Landscapes and Waterscapes Both · 99%
Mountains, a river, wooded slopes, cultivated land, and settlements dominate the composition, matching the catalog description of a valley landscape crossed by a river.
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Rural Life Both · 95%
Cultivated plots, farm structures, a mountain village, and a fishing settlement are described in the catalog and visibly occupy the scene.
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Modes of Transportation Both · 97%
A small boat with two occupants is visible on the foreground water, and the catalog describes two people setting out by boat.
Medium and Techniques
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Painting Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the work as a painting, and the image visibly presents a painted composition with ink outlines and color washes.
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Hanging Scroll Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the work as a hanging scroll; the image visibly shows the tall vertical format and mounted scroll presentation.
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East Asian Ink-and-Wash Painting Both · 98%
The catalog specifies ink and color on silk, while the image visibly uses diluted ink washes, brush contours, and restrained color across the landscape.
Time Periods
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18th Century Art Metadata · 92%
The catalog dates the work broadly to the 1700s, within the eighteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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Japanese Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the place of origin as Japan and classifies the work within Japanese Art.
Source & rights
Ike Taiga (Japanese, 1723–1776). Fishing in a Springtime Valley. Cleveland Museum of Art.
High-resolution sources
- Original TIFF ↗ 3,684 × 7,939 · Cleveland Museum Of Art · Available