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Poem

Poem

1812
(Japanese, 1746–1816)
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
leaf from a pair of folding-albums; ink and light color on paper
Sheet: 25.5 x 17.2 cm (10 1/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom 1972.117.2.6
Location: not on view

Description

The Nanga, or "Southern School" painters of 17th- and 18th-century Japan were greatly influenced by Chinese culture. The subjects and styles of their work reflected the contemporary Japanese taste for imported Chinese objects and learning. A common practice among Nanga painters was the exchange of small paintings and calligraphies. They also celebrated special gatherings of artist-friends by producing individual sheets that were then gathered together in albums. The sheets shown here were part of such a gathering.
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