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Plums, Bamboo, and Orchid

1834

Yamamoto Baiitsu 山本 梅逸

(Japanese, 1783–1856)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink on silk
Measurements
Painting only: 172.4 x 79 cm (67 7/8 x 31 1/8 in.); Including mounting: 252.7 x 105.4 cm (99 1/2 x 41 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1975.93
Public Domain
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Location
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Description

This painting represents three of the plants known as the Four Gentlemen of Chinese painting; it lacks only autumn’s chrysanthemum. The plants’ characteristics are symbols of Confucian virtues, such as open-mindedness (bamboo), strength in the face of adversity (plum), and humility (orchid).
Vertically long hanging scroll depicting a black-inked plum tree extending out from a rough-edged rock in the lower left, curving down, then up and scattered with small, white flowers against the beige background. Bamboo leaves flare out around the rock, with narrow leaves ending in points. From behind a cluster of smoother rocks in the lower center, orchid flowers arc alongside bamboo leaves.

Plums, Bamboo, and Orchid

1834

Yamamoto Baiitsu

(Japanese, 1783–1856)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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