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Ike no Taiga

40 works

Ike no Taiga (1723-1776) was a painter and calligrapher from Japan. Read more

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Ink landscape scroll showing misty mountains, a lake, pavilions and pine trees along the shore.

West Lake

mid-1700s

Ink landscape scroll with misty mountains, a hilltop pavilion, pine trees, a river and a small boat, with calligraphy at uppe

Night Mooring at Maple Bridge

mid- to late 1700s

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a grey mountain, dark pine trees on a misty shore, a small boat, and red seals.

Finger Painting of a Landscape

ca. 1730s

Hanging scroll of a towering craggy mountain with a waterfall, pine trees, a red pavilion, and figures on winding paths.

Landscapes in Summer and Winter

18th century

Ink painting of a windswept pine tree over rocks, with brushed calligraphy and red seals at the upper left.

Pine Tree and Calligraphy

late 18th-early 19th century

Six-panel screen of a misty mountain landscape with pines, a wooden bridge, a pavilion, and small robed figures.

Orchid Pavilion Gathering; Autumn Harvest Festival

ca. 1763

Ink sketch of a group of robed figures on a path beside pine trees, with calligraphy written above.

Group Pilgrimage to the Jizo Nun

1755/65

Ink wash folding screens showing bamboo, rocks, a small bridge and misty distant houses under pale clearing skies.

Bamboo and Rocks in Clearing Skies

mid-1700s

Pair of gold-ground screen panels with bold black ink cursive calligraphy in vertical columns on grey paper.

"Maple Bridge Night Mooring"

ca. 1770

Hanging scroll with Heart Sutra calligraphy above an ink landscape of rocks and a blossoming tree.

Heart Sutra (Hannya Shingyō) and Landscape

Hanging scroll pair: ink landscape of craggy peaks and a pine with a small pavilion, beside cursive Chinese calligraphy.

Landscape and Couplet of Chinese Verse

late 18th century

Three hanging scrolls: two with black ink calligraphy and one with a grey ink wash mountain landscape under red seals.

Mountain and Calligraphy

18th-19th century

Hanging scroll with calligraphy on the left and an ink painting of a small boat beside windblown reeds on the right.

Fishing Boat on Reed Covered Bank and Calligraphy

18th-19th century

Pair of hanging scrolls: ink village landscape with rooftops and trees on the right, and brush calligraphy with red seals on

Evening Glow in a Mountain Village and Calligraphy

late 18th-early 19th century

Ink wash painting of a cycad plant with arching feathery fronds and a thick segmented trunk, with a red seal at lower left.

Cycad

mid-18th century

Hanging scroll of a snowy landscape with a pine tree, bare trees, rocky peaks, and a small boat with figures.

Wintry Landscape, in the Style of Guo Zhongshu

late 18th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll showing Mount Fuji above terraced fields, pine trees and a rocky foreground.

Mount Fuji

1760s?

Ink painting on a hanging scroll of two round-bodied Zen figures, one peering from a robe, the other seen from behind.

Hanshan and Shide

c. 1745-76

Hanging scroll of a misty river village with thatched roofs, willows, and a lone fisherman in a boat.

River Village and Fishing Pleasure

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, terraced fields, a river, and a small fishing boat with a figure in the lower left.

Fishing in a Springtime Valley

1700s

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine trees, a small pavilion, and two travelers on a path below.

Riding in Springtime Mountains

1700s

Mibu Kyogen

Ink wash painting of Mount Fuji above mist, with a small boat on water and dark trees along the shore.

Mount Fuji

Pair of folding screens showing gnarled plum trees in blossom over dark rocks in pale misty ink wash.

Flowering Plum Trees in Mist

1750

Ink screen of bamboo, rocks and a distant peak with a small footbridge, by Ike no Taiga, 1740.

Bamboo in Fine Weather after Rain

1740

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, terraced fields, a winding stream and a fisherman in a boat beneath pines.

Fishing in Springtime

1700

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, a hillside temple pavilion, trees and a river boat, with calligraphy poem at upper left.

Illustration of Zhang Qi's Poem on the Cold Mountain Temple

1750

Hanging scroll with cursive black ink calligraphy of two poems on pale paper, green silk mounting, and a red seal at lower le

Two Poems from the Collection of Ancient and Modern Poems (Kokin wakashū)

1600

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine trees, a pavilion, and two travelers on a path in ink and pale colors.

Spring Landscape

1740

Fan-shaped painting of a river with sailing boats, willows and reeds, drawn in ink and light colour on silk.

Homeward Sailing Boats

Ink painting of two chrysanthemums with leaves and stems on pale paper, with a red seal mark beside the larger bloom.

Chrysanthemums

Ink painting of robed scholars gathered around a framed landscape, with a young attendant and a reclining figure.

The Four Accomplishments

Ike no Taiga (1723-1776) was a painter and calligrapher from Japan. Ike no Taiga was born and died in Kyoto. Browse 40 works by Ike no Taiga from 8 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata