河村文鳳画 『金波園画譜』|Kinpaen (Bunpō) Picture Album (Kinpaen gafu 金波園画譜)
1820, Midsummer (Bunsei 3)
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
10 7/16 × 6 11/16 in. (26.5 × 17 cm)
Classification
Illustrated Books
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
Accession Number
2013.661
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the serene world of Edo-period Japan with Kawamura Bunpō's *Kinpaen gafu* (Golden Wave Garden Picture Album), a wood-printed book created in midsummer 1820 (Bunsei 3). This compact treasure, measuring just 10⅞ × 6¾ inches, bursts with vibrant ink and color on paper showcasing Bunpō's mastery of bird-and-flower amid swaying bamboo. As a celebrated painter in the literati tradition (nanga or bunjin-ga), Bunō drew inspiration from Chinese scholarly painting, blending delicate realism with poetic elegance. Woodblock printing revolutionized art dissemination during Japan's Edo era (1615–...