Collection Online as of March 27, 2023
Howling Wolf in a Deep Mountain Valley
Yoshimura Hōryū 吉村鳳柳
(Japanese, 1874–1950)
(1912–26)
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Overall: 188 x 61 cm (74 x 24 in.); Painting only: 118.7 x 41.9 cm (46 3/4 x 16 1/2 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1989.474
Location
not on view
Description
A wolf howls beneath the tall pines in a misty landscape. The painter was born in the bustling city of Osaka in the Kansai region. He studied with Mori Jihō (1818–1891) and admired the Maruyama school of painters. He was especially gifted at depicting deer, monkeys, tigers, weasels, and other animals.