Pine Forest 

Hasegawa Tōhaku (1539–1610) was one of the most iconic painters of his time, which was marked by both devastating civil war and vigorous artistic activity. In this work, he avoided the prominent outlines typical of ink painting. Instead, he utilized rough brushwork and delicate gradations to depict windswept pines and hazy light seeping through the mist. Tōhaku created this atmospheric scenery through his mastery of Chinese-style ink painting, breathing new life into the traditional subject of a pine forest.

Cultural property designation

National Treasure

Quantity

Artist

By Hasegawa Tōhaku (1539–1610)

Period/Century

Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century

Country/Origin

Excavation site

Material

Ink on paper

Size

Inscriptions

Donor

Collection reference no.

A-10471

Genre

Painting

Category

Paintings, sketches, and prints > Japan > Early modern paintings