Bamboo and Chicks
(Japan and Korea )
Through careful variation of the tone of his ink, Rosetsu conveys the segmented and bristling nature of a young stand of bamboo. The bare paper becomes the air and the ground upon which his tiny chicks play. Like its companion image of "Rooster, Hen, and Pines," (Walters 35.212) this work uses a few simple strokes of ink to convey a complex view of the world.
Provenance
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Owned by Dr. and Mrs. Robert Feinberg, Bethesda, Maryland; given to Walters Art Museum, 1997.
Exhibitions
2014 | Designed for Flowers: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
9/14/2000 | Treatment | stabilized; examined for exhibition |
1/14/2004 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 78 1/4 x W: 15 1/2 in. (198.7 x 39.3 cm); Image H: 50 1/8 x W: 11 1/8 in. (127.3 x 28.2 cm); Roller W: 17 1/2 x Diam: 1 in. (44.5 x 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Feinberg, 1997
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
35.211