Waterfall in Summer Mountains, Nakabayashi Chikuto, hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, 50 x 17 inches (126 x 43 cm), in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
19th century (Edo period) Japanese artist Nakabayashi Chikuto paints a beautifully subtle and evocative mountain scene with a strong, eye-leading composition.
My eye goes to the crest of the mountain, follows the verdant landscape down through the mist and cascades with the waterfall, leading me to the small lone figure sitting on a bridge in apparent contemplation of nature.
The small size of the figure in relation to the grandure of the scene emphasizes our role as part of the natural world.
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