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Bamboo and Rock

Sō Aiseki (Mokusō Shinkei)

Artwork Details

Bamboo and Rock
early 19th century
Sō Aiseki (Mokusō Shinkei)
hanging scroll, ink on paper
15 9/16 in x 24 7/16 in (39.6 cm x 62.1 cm)
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1983/2.245

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Description

Subject Matter:

"The "four gentlemen" subjects of bamboo, orchid, plum, and chrysanthemum, subjects favoured by Chinese literati as a fitting exercise in ink-play that was very close to calligraphy. "

Addiss, Stephen. Nanga Paintings. London: R. G. Sawers, 1975.

Physical Description:

Bamboo leaves come from the upper left corner of the hanging scroll. On the right side, there is some calligraphy. There is a signature and a seal in the bottom middle section of the painting. There is a gold border, then a green border.

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