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Red and White Peach Blossoms

1843
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This pair of scrolls (with 1975.268.116) provides a unique insight into the studio process of a painter working in the later phase of the Nanga tradition. The scroll on the right is a shita-e, or preparatory sketch, for the completed work on the left. Tsubaki Chinzan constructed the composition using a collage method: the branches on the upper left, for example, appear to have been painted on a separate sheet, which the artist then pasted into the preliminary version. Chinzan then copied this composition onto the final scroll, using lighter brushstrokes and deleting all pentimenti. Unfortunately, Chinzan lost some of the verve of the study’s spiky draftsmanship when he made the transfer to the final work.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 椿椿山筆 紅白桃花図（付・画稿）
  • Title: Red and White Peach Blossoms
  • Artist: Tsubaki Chinzan (Japanese, 1801–1854)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: 1843
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Hanging scroll; color on paper
  • Dimensions: Image: 55 1/2 x 14 5/8 in. (141 x 37.1 cm)
    Overall with mounting: 85 3/4 x 24 1/4 in. (217.8 x 61.6 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: 1975.268.115
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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Red and White Peach Blossoms, Preparatory Sketch, Tsubaki Chinzan Japanese, Hanging scroll; color on paper, Japan
Red and White Peach Blossoms, Preparatory Sketch
Tsubaki Chinzan
1843
Peony and Swallow, Tsubaki Chinzan Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan
Peony and Swallow
Tsubaki Chinzan
1854
Rock and Autumn Flowers, Tsubaki Chinzan Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan
Rock and Autumn Flowers
Tsubaki Chinzan
1854
Hawk Grasping a Small Bird, Tsubaki Chinzan Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan
Hawk Grasping a Small Bird
Tsubaki Chinzan
mid-19th century
Small Birds on a Willow Branch and Hibiscus Blossoms, Tsubaki Chinzan Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan
Small Birds on a Willow Branch and Hibiscus Blossoms
Tsubaki Chinzan
1850

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