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Bamboo in Snow

Ōbaku Seikon (Taiho)

Artwork Details

Bamboo in Snow
circa 1760-1774
Ōbaku Seikon (Taiho)
ink on silk, silk and paper backing
111 x 28 ½ in. (283.21 x 72.39 cm)
Gift of the Estate of Betty I. Monroe, PhD
2014/2.252

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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:

Gold and tan colored cloth with a scene of two bamboo shoots.

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