Bamboo in Snow

Accession Number
2014/2.252

Title
Bamboo in Snow

Artist(s)
Ōbaku Seikon (Taiho)

Object Creation Date
circa 1760-1774

Medium & Support
ink on silk, silk and paper backing

Dimensions
111 1/2 in x 28 1/2 in (283.21 cm x 72.39 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Betty I. Monroe, PhD

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.

Primary Object Classification
Painting

Primary Object Type
hanging scroll

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
bamboo (material)
snow (precipitation)
trees

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