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Pure Scent of Orchids, Design Twelve 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.p
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Shazanrō was one of Tani Bunchō's style names.
A woodblock-printed book in black ink features Japanese calligraphy and a red seal in the upper left corner of a two-page spread, above a single sweeping leaf. The right section displays a cluster of orchids growing upward. Within black rectangular borders, varying ink tones define the slender forms. Dark strokes highlight the narrow leaves, while lighter, loose strokes depict the delicate orchid petals nestled among them.

Pure Scent of Orchids, Design Twelve from Shazanrō Picture Book

1816

Tani Bunchō

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

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