Nagasawa Rosetsu / Snails on a Wall / 18th Century

Nagasawa Rosetsu
Snails on a Wall
18th Century
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Creator Name: Rosetsu, Nagasawa
Creator Nationality: Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1754 - 1799
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Nagasawa Rosetsu
Title: Snails on a Wall
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1755
Creation End Date: 1799
Creation Date: 18th Century
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: hanging scroll, ink color, gold and silver pigments on paper
Dimensions: Image: 114.3cm x 40.6cm, Overall: 200.7cm x 54cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1998.5
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Context: Rather than using the ink tones and palette of traditional Japanese painting, Rosetsu carefully described an earthen wall and two snails in a Western-influenced manner known as doro-e ("mud" or "earth" painting), building up pigments like the brushstrokes of thick oil paint.This is a commonplace scene, yet it surprises us with its novelty and elegance. The snails' trails are rendered in silver paint and the artist applied his signature in gold paint?materials traditionally reserved for more noble subjects.Rosetsu was an independent painter active in Kyoto, Japan's cultural capital. He was known for his visual wit and superb range of technical skills. Other paintings by Rosetsu are on view in the Screen Room (Gallery 121) on the lower level of the Asian Art galleries.
AMICA ID: CMA_.1998.5
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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