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Soga Shōhaku

25 works

Soga Shōhaku (1730-1781) was a painter. Read more

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Two six-panel screens of ink figures on gold ground: travelers, a cart, a bridge, a hut, and scholars at a table.

The Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup

later 1700s

Ink landscape screen with a waterfall, misty mountains, pine trees, a pavilion, and a small figure on a path.

Chinese Scholar Contemplating a Waterfall

late18th-early 19th century

Six-panel ink screen of misty mountains, a lake, a pine tree, a sailboat, and small pavilions.

Eight Views of Ōmi (Ōmi hakkei)

ca. 1762-66

Hanging scroll of lions on a stone arch above a waterfall and misty mountains, with calligraphy at upper left.

Lions at the Stone Bridge of Mount Tiantai

1779

Six-panel folding screen with ink-painted chrysanthemums beside a winding pale stream on a misty grey background.

Chrysanthemums by a Stream

Ink painting of a laughing hermit in a shaggy cloak with a three-legged toad on his head and a bamboo staff.

Gama Sennin (Chinese Hou Xiansheng) and his three-legged toad

1800

Ink painting of a laughing bearded man seated beside a woven basket, with bamboo and a full moon above.

Tōkaibō with a Fishing Basket

ca. 1768

Two hanging scrolls of ink cranes: one standing by a pine, the other beside a bamboo stalk on a misty shore.

Cranes

ca. 1760

Hanging scroll of a misty mountain valley with a river, arched bridge, pavilion on a cliff, and small figures among pines.

Orchid Pavilion Gathering

1777

Six-panel folding screen in ink wash showing stormy waves, rocks, pine trees, boats, and misty mountains in the distance.

Mount Fuji and the Miho Pine Forest

c. 1761-1762

Handwritten Japanese letter in ink brush calligraphy on pale paper, with a small sketched vase in the centre.

Handwritten Letter

c. 1754

Hanging scroll of a school of fish in grey ink swimming along a curving stream, with a red seal and signature at right.

School of Fish

Mid- to late 18th century

Ink scroll painting of a dragon rising from curling waves beneath a pale moon in dark clouds.

Dragon [right of a triptych of Taigong Wang, Dragon, and Carp]

1760

Ink screen of two robed figures on a rock with a scroll beside a waterfall and crashing waves.

Two Figures (most likely Ryo Douhin receiving the Taoist law from Shou Rikken)

Hanging scroll painting of a bearded old man with a basket, staff and fishing net beside a river, in ink and light color.

Taigong Wang [center of a triptych of Taigong Wang, Dragon, and Carp]

1760

Ink painting of a seated bearded man under a pine, with attendants leading horses beside a misty river and mountains.

Bo Le [left of a pair of the Legends of Xu You, Chao Fu, and Bo Le]

Ink painting on silk of a carp swimming upward past water plants and lily pads, in a mounted hanging scroll.

Carp [left of a triptych of Taigong Wang, Dragon, and Carp]

1760

Ink painting of a seated monk in a tree and a bearded official in dark robes with a child attendant below.

Zen Encounter: Niaoke Daolin and Bai Juyi

Ink painting of cranes beside a pine tree and marsh reeds across a six-panel folding screen, in grey washes.

Cranes and Waves [right of a pair]

Ink painting of cranes flying and standing among rocks and stylized waves on a folding screen panel.

Cranes and Waves [left of a pair]

Ink painting of a bearded sage leading an ox past a thatched hut, with bamboo, plum branches and clouds.

Xu You and Chao Fu [right of a pair of the Legends of Xu You, Chao Fu, and Bo Le]

Six-panel folding screen of cranes in ink wash beneath a pine tree, with rocks and reeds in the foreground.

Cranes

1765

Ink painting of a robed Daoist figure beside a dark rock, with black calligraphic signature and red seal on pale paper.

Daoist Immortal

1800

Ink painting of a dragon rising amid swirling waves and clouds across a six-panel folding screen.

Dragon Amid Waves and Clouds

1800

Six-panel screen of ink-wash horses galloping among clouds, with a pine branch at upper left.

Horses

1760

Soga Shōhaku (1730-1781) was a painter. Soga Shōhaku was born and died in Kyōto. The work of Soga Shōhaku is associated with Unkoku school. Browse 25 works by Soga Shōhaku from 8 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata