Pine Trees, Folding screen paintings in Tokyo National Museum, Japan
The Pine Trees consists of two folding screens measuring 156.8 by 356 centimeters, depicting pine trees emerging through layers of mist against plain backgrounds.
Hasegawa Tōhaku created this masterwork during the Momoyama period around 1595, receiving National Treasure designation from the Japanese government in 1952.
The screens demonstrate Japanese ink painting techniques using gradations to express depth, light, and movement through trees in a minimalist composition.
Visitors can observe the Pine Trees screens in the Japanese Gallery of the Tokyo National Museum, where lighting conditions enhance the ink gradations.
The screens represent the first large-scale painting focusing solely on trees, utilizing rough paper and straw brushes to achieve unprecedented visual effects.
Location: Taitō-ku
Inception: 16 century
Creator: Hasegawa Tōhaku
Height: 156.8 cm
Width: 356 cm
Made from material: wood, ink, paper
Address: 東京都台東区上野公園13-9
GPS coordinates: 35.71994,139.77560
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:54
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