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Birds and Waves

	Object Type	19th Century Japanese Scroll
	Artist	Hoitsu
	Period	Edo (18th and 19th century)
	Materials	Light Color on Silk Scroll
	Creation Date	ca. 1810
	Dimensions	110 cm. x 48.2 cm. (43 1/4 in. x 19 in.)

Commentary

Birds, moon and waves is a joyous theme in Japanese painting, and you will find them displayed quite often. - JDP The moon shines above the billows and seven plovers fly between the space. It is a big scale composition. A depiction of flying plovers is accurate and effective. Billows add a sense of oppression to the painting. Color is added only to the plovers. This work implies Hoitsu's new direction by adding new ideas to the Korin's style. (Nakamura)