Accession Number2014/2.252
TitleBamboo in Snow
Artist(s)Ōbaku Seikon (Taiho)Object Creation Datecirca 1760-1774Medium & Supportink on silk, silk and paper backingDimensions 111 1/2 in x 28 1/2 in (283.21 cm x 72.39 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Betty I. Monroe, PhDSubject 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 DescriptionGold and tan colored cloth with a scene of two bamboo shoots.
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Keywords
bamboo (material)
snow (precipitation)
trees