Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00010137About the Artwork
Born in Okayama in western Japan, samurai Fujimoto Tesseki learned literati painting before abandoning his local government position to travel the country studying calligraphy, military science, painting, and poetry. He funded his training with sales of his calligraphies and paintings and later founded a school of Japanese studies and martial arts near Kyoto. Despite his skill with ink, Tesseki may be better remembered for his politics. Opposed to the military government of his era, he wanted a return to direct rule by the emperor, a cause for which he died in battle.
Inscriptions
Artist's inscription and two seals in upper right. A third seal in lower left.
Provenance
?–1981: Dr. Kurt A. [1937–2026] and Mrs. Mildred Hyman Gitter [1938–2014], New Orleans, LA, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art 1981–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Exhibition history
The Year in Review for 1983. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 22-April 8, 1984). Mountains, Rocks, and Water: Landscape Painting in Asia. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 2-December 13, 1987).
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Fujimoto Tesseki (Japanese, 1816–1863)
- Date
- 1862
- Medium
- hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- Painting: 138.5 x 64.2 cm (54 1/2 x 25 1/4 in.); Mounted: 192.2 x 70.7 cm (75 11/16 x 27 13/16 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- Japanese Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Kurt Gitter
- Accession no.
- 1983.112
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