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Plums, Bamboo, and Orchid, Yamamoto Baiitsu
Plums, Bamboo, and Orchid, 1834

Yamamoto Baiitsu

1783–1856 · Japanese painting · 3 works

Yamamoto Baiitsu explores the different textures that ink can give to plants, birds and water. Plum branches, bamboo and an orchid gather in a vertical composition, while reeds and flying geese spread across paired screens. The plants also carry associations with virtues in Chinese painting. The screens survive in a modern mounting; Cleveland notes that their original arrangement is uncertain.

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3 works · 1800–1834

Compare the branching plum tree with the long reeds, then follow the direction of the flying geese.

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Original museum reproductions, with source records on every artwork page.

Artist information: Cleveland Museum of Art (Plums, Bamboo, and Orchid (1975.93), Geese, Reeds, and Water (1997.109.1), Geese, Reeds and Water (1997.109.2)).

Public-domain art. An imagined museum; no museum affiliation.