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Bok Choy, Design Four from Shazanrō Picture Book

写山楼画本

1816

Tani Bunchō 谷文晁

(Japanese, 1763–1841)
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Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper
Measurements
Book: 28.6 x 38.2 cm (11 1/4 x 15 1/16 in.); Book page: 28 x 18.5 cm (11 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.375.h
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Shazanrō was one of Tani Bunchō's style names.
An open book features a woodblock-printed illustration of a bok choy plant in black and gray ink. Spanning two off-white pages, the plant has large, overlapping leaves with white veins emerging from roots at the bottom center. A thin black border frames the scene. On the left, a square red seal sits beside the plant. The book is bound in orange and gold patterned silk, visible along the outer margins.

Bok Choy, Design Four from Shazanrō Picture Book

1816

Tani Bunchō

(Japanese, 1763–1841)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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