Miscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy for the Third Year of the Bunsei Era

Various artists/makers

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A playful sampling of works by Edo's leading early nineteenth-century artists and literati is arranged here into irregular "paving stones." The many auspicious motifs and spring-themed poems suggest that this collection was made at the lunar New Year.

Miscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy for the Third Year of the Bunsei Era, Tani Bunchō (Japanese, 1763–1840), Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan

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Miscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy for the Third Year of the Bunsei Era, Tani Bunchō (Japanese, 1763–1840), Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan
Miscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy for the Third Year of the Bunsei Era, Tani Bunchō (Japanese, 1763–1840), Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan

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