Minneapolis Institute of Art

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

Yamamoto Baiitsu

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

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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