gyoshou mondou　漁樵問答

KEY WORD :　art history / paintings

Ch: yuqiao wenda. A pictorial theme of a philosophical dialogue between a fisherman and a woodcutter. The origin of the subject and the details of the dialogue itself are confused, but the story probably dates from the Northern Song period when it was included in the writings of both the philosopher Shao Yong (Jp: Shou You 邵雍; 1011-77) and literatus Su Dongpo (Jp: *So Touba 蘇東坡; 1036-1101). The dialogue seems to revolve around the fact that although the fisherman and the woodcutter live in different ways, both are friends because of the natural environment they share, and the same set of religio-philosophic concerns. Notable Japanese paintings include works attributed to Sesshuu 雪舟 (1420-1506) and by *nanga 南画 artists Ike no Taiga 池大雅 (1723-76) and Tomioka Tessai 富岡鉄斎 (1837-1924).

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