Haboku sansui

The full hanging scroll of Broken Ink Landscape by Sesshū Tōyō, 1495, including dedicatory inscription by the artist, and six poems by Zen Buddhist monks.

Haboku sansui (破墨山水図, haboku sansui-zu, Broken Ink Landscape) is a splashed-ink landscape painting on a hanging scroll. It was made by the Japanese artist Sesshū Tōyō in 1495, in the Muromachi period. The ink wash painting is classified as a National Treasure of Japan and currently held by the Tokyo National Museum.[1][2]

  1. ^ Munsterberg, Hugo. "Sesshū – Mature years and works". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. ^ "National Treasure Gallery: Landscape". Tokyo National Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2022.