Plums, Bamboo, and Orchid

Cleveland Museum of Art

Plums, Bamboo, and Orchid

Yamamoto BaiitsuLinkedCulture matchlcp-93ce336239f0

Date
1834
Medium
hanging scroll; ink on silk
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Japanese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
148382

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This painting represents three of the plants known as the Four Gentlemen of Chinese painting; it lacks only autumn’s chrysanthemum. The plants’ characteristics are symbols of Confucian virtues, such as open-mindedness (bamboo), strength in the face of adversity (plum), and humility (orchid).

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Credit line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Provenance
?–1975: (Shogoro Yabumoto, Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 1975–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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