Bamboo and Rock

Accession Number
1983/2.245

Title
Bamboo and Rock

Artist(s)
Sō Aiseki (Mokusō Shinkei)

Object Creation Date
early 19th century

Medium & Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper

Dimensions
15 9/16 in x 24 7/16 in (39.6 cm x 62.1 cm)

Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund

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.

Primary Object Classification
Painting

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
Japan
bamboo
bamboo (plant)
calligraphy
calligraphy (visual works)
hanging scroll
hanging scrolls
ink
rock (inorganic material)

2 Related Resources

Ink and Realisms
(Part of: Artist Associations and Art Movements)
Japan Pax Tokugawa 1600-1868
(Part of: Empires and Colonialism)

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