Description
A river arcs through the mountains and flows to the left, its surface only disturbed by a solitary boat. Further down, a man crosses a bridge. The red-hued leaves around the bridge suggest an autumn scene. The detailed depiction of the trees is achieved using a variety of brush strokes. The trees and the rounded mountains seem to writhe upwards with the vigor of living creatures.
The 'Uji' of the title is a famous tea-growing region in Kyoto. A temple surrounded by trees sits toward the bottom right, close to where Uji River curves around. This is Byodoin Temple, now listed as a World Heritage Site. This tranquil scene is infused with the crisp air of an autumn morning.
Mokubei was a great admirer of Ike no Taiga, a painter influenced by a style of Chinese literati painting called nanshuga. Perhaps this explains the painting's characteristic Chinese-style figures.
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
Last updated
August 3, 2026