id: 148382
accession number: 1975.93
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Plums, Bamboo, and Orchid, 1834. Yamamoto Baiitsu (Japanese, 1783-1856). Hanging scroll; ink on silk; painting only: 172.4 x 79 cm (67 7/8 x 31 1/8 in.); including mounting: 252.7 x 105.4 cm (99 1/2 x 41 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1975.93
title: Plums, Bamboo, and Orchid
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creation date: 1834
creation date earliest: 1834
creation date latest: 1834
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creditline: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
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culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
technique: hanging scroll; ink on silk
department: Japanese Art
collection: ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Yamamoto Baiitsu (Japanese, 1783-1856) - artist
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measurements: Painting only: 172.4 x 79 cm (67 7/8 x 31 1/8 in.); Including mounting: 252.7 x 105.4 cm (99 1/2 x 41 1/2 in.)
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inscription: date and signature at lower left.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Suibokuga: Japanese Ink Painting
opening date: 1985-10-01T04:00:00
Suibokuga: Japanese Ink Painting. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 1, 1985-February 24, 1986).
title: Scholar's Studio
opening date: 1989-09-26T04:00:00
Scholar's Studio. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 26-December 31, 1989).
title: The Lure of Painted Poetry: Cross-cultural Text and Image in Korean and Japanese Art
opening date: 2011-03-27T00:00:00
The Lure of Painted Poetry: Cross-cultural Text and Image in Korean and Japanese Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 15-August 21, 2011).
title: Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - January-July 2017
opening date: 2017-01-09T05:00:00
Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - January-July 2017. The Cleveland Museum of Art (January 9-July 10, 2017).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Later Japanese Art Rotation (Gallery 113); December 4, 2203 - March 18, 2004.
Cleveland Museum of Art, (3/27-8/28/11); "The Lure of Painted Poetry" cat. no. 76
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PROVENANCE
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digital description:
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).
wall description:
In Japan, the literati painter Yamamoto Baiitsu loved the plum and even changed his name to include the word plum. Here he created a dynamic composition to show the energy of the late Edo period. The plum, bamboo, and orchid derive from the motif of the Four Gentlemen, also called the Four Noble Ones or Four Friends. The term compares four plants—the plum blossom, bamboo, orchid, and chrysanthemum—to Confucian scholar-junzi, or "gentlemen." Four Gentlemen also refers to a painting or decoration incorporating all the plants, which are typically depicted in traditional ink paintings.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 386
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n406
Graham, Patricia J. "Lifestyles of Scholar-Painters in Edo Japan." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 77, no. 7 (1990): 262-83.
page number: Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 277
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161293
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IMAGES
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