Bamboo and Rocks by a Stream

1832

Not on view

Bending without breaking, bamboo embodies the Confucian value of righteousness. Its slender, supple stems were appreciated as calligraphic forms and were of perennial interest to Chinese and Japanese painters of the literati tradition. Aigai was a protégé of Tani Bunchō (1763–1840), a leading Nanga artist in Edo (now Tokyo). He became especially famous as a painter of bamboo.

Artwork Details

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Title: Bamboo and Rocks by a Stream
Artist: Takaku Aigai (Japanese, 1796–1843)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1832
Culture: Japan
Medium: Folding fan; ink on paper, wood ribs
Dimensions: Overall: 11 5/16 x 18 in. (28.7 x 45.7 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Object Number: 1975.268.123
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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