Accession Number
1962/2.31

Title
Sketches of Flowers: 25 compositions

Artist(s)
Japanese

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1695

Medium & Support
ink and color on paper, handscroll

Dimensions
14 in x 200 in (35.56 cm x 508 cm)

Credit Line
Museum purchase for the James Marshall Plumer Memorial Collection

Subject matter
This handscroll seems to be a collection of studies and sketches of local wildflowers and plants. The sketches appear to have been drawn across seasons as there are seasonal plant varieties included. In particular, cherry blossoms (spring) and persimmons (fall and winter).

Physical Description
This is a collection of various flower studies in ink and color on paper. There is a variety of subjects ranging from ferns, Japanese morning glories, cherry blossoms, persimmons, and Japanese poppies. Some have no color and are outlined in black ink while others are completely colored in. Many of the drawings also have descriptions of the subject and are written in the traditional vertical form. The front page of the handscroll has blue ink coming from above and purple ink below in a cloud-like, mound-shaped two-layer design.

Primary Object Classification
Painting

Primary Object Type
handscroll

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit http://umma.umich.edu/request-image for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.

Keywords
flowers