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Rock, Bamboo, and Orchids

蘭蕙同芳図

late 1300s–early 1400s

Gyokuen Bonpō 玉畹梵芳

(Japanese, 1348–after 1420)
Culture
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink on paper
Measurements
Painting: 79.2 x 32.7 cm (31 3/16 x 12 7/8 in.); Mounted with knobs: 163.9 x 52 cm (64 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1972.15
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Location
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Print
A hanging scroll in black ink features an asymmetrical depiction of orchids and bamboo sprouting from a weathered rock in the lower left. Sparse, sweeping strokes outline the rock, while fluid, dark strokes highlight arching orchid leaves and thin bamboo stalks splaying upward and toward the right. Vertical columns of calligraphy appear in the upper left against the light gray paper. Light-tan floral-patterned silk and dark blue bands border the composition.

Rock, Bamboo, and Orchids

late 1300s–early 1400s

Gyokuen Bonpō

(Japanese, 1348–after 1420)
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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