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Bamboo

Okuhara Seiko

Artwork Details

Bamboo
circa 1870 - circa 1891
Okuhara Seiko
ink on paper
4 ft. 5 3/4 in. x 20 1/8 in. (136.53 x 51.12 cm); ; ;
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1989/2.107

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Description

Subject Matter:

Okuhara Seiko was a popular artist of her time and this painting subject of bamboo was common during her time and throughout Japanese paper and ink art.

Physical Description:

This is a hanging scroll depicting bamboo and a roughly sketched nature scene in the background. To the right edge is a two-line inscription, obscuring a red seal on in the second line. The bamboo is centered on the left edge. 

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