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Spring [left of a pair of Flowers and Insects of Spring and Fall]

Yamamoto BaiitsuLinkedCulture matchlcp-95f503079354

Date: mid 19th century
Medium: Two-panel folding screen, one of a pair, ink and color on paper
Department: Asian Art
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID: 82210

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A renowned scholar-painter in 19th century Japan, Yamamoto Baiitsu used the difficult “boneless” technique of applying pigment directly to the paper, without outlines, or “bones, ” to impart an almost palpable delicacy to leaves and petals. As demonstrated in these screens, he also was skilled at capturing nature’s complicated profusion of flora. Unlike his predecessors, who had little firsthand knowledge of Chinese painting styles, Baiitsu had direct access to Ming dynasty bird-and-flower paintings, imported through the port city of Nagasaki. Asia

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