Landscape after the Four Wangs
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Landscape after the Four Wangs” now? Collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Minneapolis, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Okada Hankō’s monumental work is a tour de force in the spirit of the Four Wangs, a circle of conservative Chinese painters who created stylized interpretations of classic works. This painting follows orthodox principles of composition—the foreground, middle-ground, and background are distinct yet well-integrated—maintaining order in this otherwise fantastical, complex setting.
The inscription reads:
The water is gone from the stony river that has a disorderly look.
The leaves are gone from the mountain that has a wonderful scene.
The thoroughly wet old man on the bridge, where will he go?
There is a western village where an unsettled game of Go is waiting for him.
Tenth month, 1840
(translated by Masato Nishimura)
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Details
- Accession number
- 2013.29.821
In the catalog
Sources
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — public domain
