Landscape with Houses in a Ravine

Baiitsu, a scholar-painter from Nagoya, used a wide variety of brushstrokes and ink tones to build up solid, mountainous masses in this monumental landscape. The misty areas between the peaks and the dense foliage create a lush, peaceful atmosphere. The inscription reads: At the valley-mouth, my bramble gate is visited by no guest: after rainfall, fragrant paths have a covering of green. My mountain lad calls me from sleep, disturbing my tranquil withdrawal: the whole courtyard is filled with setting sunlight, among the bamboo shadows. (trans. Jonathan Chaves)