Friends Visiting in the Mountains, mid 18th century, Ike Taiga, Japanese, 1723 - 1776, 42 5/8 ¡Ñ 10 7/16 in. (108.27 ¡Ñ 26.51 cm) (image)72 1/2 ¡Ñ 15 11/16 in. (184.15 ¡Ñ 39.85 cm) (mount, without roller), ink and color on paper, Japan, 18th century, Ike Taiga uses almost the complete pictorial space to create a mountain landscape. The foreground is dominated by several tall trees, which tower over two wanderers at the bottom of the picture, making their way up to the residence in the upper part of the image.