Puppies in the Snow

Any dog lovers here? Tap the image immediately to zoom in to these cute puppies!

These 18th-century paintings were originally created as four sliding door panels but are now hinged to form a pair of two-panel screens. Following the style of his early teacher Maruyama Ōkyo, especially his naturalistic depiction of animals, birds, and fish, Nagasawa Rosetsu established a reputation as an unrestrained and imaginative painter.⁣⁣

On the panels we see the puppies frolic in the snow and their joyful exuberance amplified by the painter’s animated brushwork in the dogs’ curved tails and wild fur. The painting on the reverse of the panels, which depict seven puppies and bamboo (alluding to an ancient Chinese theme known as the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove), is in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum. Here, four dogs are arranged in a group, while two are caught in a moment of play and two others are running to them. ⁣⁣A large white puppy and black puppy are smiling big.

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