Cockscomb in the style of Qian Yutan
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- Title
Cockscomb in the style of Qian Yutan
- Related Titles
original language: 鶏頭図掛軸
- Artist
- Date
1851
- Medium
ink and light color on silk
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
painting: 35 in x 12 3/16 in; mounting: 69 3/16 in x 19 1/2 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature; date: Chinzan, after the style of Qian Yutan; late fall, 1851
- Collection Area
Asian Art
- Category
Paintings
- Object Type
hanging scroll
- Culture
Japanese
- Credit Line
Gift of Terry Welch
- Accession Number
2009.24
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
Close observations of nature are transformed into memorable images through exquisite brushwork and delicate washes in this delightful painting by Tsubaki Chinzan, an artist of the samurai class.
Chinzan was the last of five children born to Tsubaki Sadashige, a high-ranking direct retainer of the Tokugawa house as head of the Spear Corps. Chinzan prepared for his hereditary career in the corps by training in horseback riding and use of the spear and sword. He took up painting to augment his meager income, and quickly won a reputation as Watanabe Kazan's his most diligent pupil. His success as a painter of portraits, flowering plants, and landscapes allowed him to eventually retire from military service.
