A Closer Look: Episode 46 - A Flung Ink Landscape Painting By Sesshū Tōyō
In this episode of A Closer Look, Dr Kathleen Olive discusses one of Japan’s National Treasures, a flung ink or "splashed ink" landscape of the fifteenth century that was painted by the great Sesshū Tōyō and is now in the National Museum in Tokyo.
A high-resolution image is available here.
Dr Kathleen Olive
Kathleen is a specialist in Italian language and literature and has led tours to Italy, France, Spain, the USA, Japan and Australasia for more than fifteen years. Kathleen is a director of Limelight Arts Travel.
Dr Nick Gordon
Nick is a historian of Italy and of Western Europe in the Middle Ages and Early Modern period. He has led tours to Italy, France, Germany, Scandinavia, East Asia and Australasia for more than fifteen years. Nick is a director of Limelight Arts Travel.