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Flowers and Grasses

1841

Tsubaki Chinzan 椿 椿山

(Japanese, 1801–1854)
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Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
folding-album with six leaves of paintings; preface in ink on paper; paintings in ink and color on silk
Measurements
Album, closed: 28.9 x 19.6 cm (11 3/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund 1976.56
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Description

This album contains six small paintings, each of which takes a different plant as its subject. The paintings include depictions of pomegranates, as well as flowering narcissus and orchid.
An album cover is wrapped in golden-yellow textile displaying a repeating pattern of cream flowers and vines. A narrow white paper label is centered on the front, featuring vertical black ink calligraphy with smaller characters to the right. Two red square seals mark the bottom left. The composition balances the textured, woven background with the minimalist elegance of the hand-inked inscription and its traditional stamps.

Flowers and Grasses

1841

Tsubaki Chinzan

(Japanese, 1801–1854)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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