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Lotus from Album of Paintings by the Venerable Zeshin

Lotus from Album of Paintings by the Venerable Zeshin by Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)

Medium

leaf in accordion-style album; ink, color, and gold on silk

Dimensions

19.7 × 18.4 cm

Classification

Bound Volume

Department

Japanese Art

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Credit

John L. Severance Fund

Accession Number

1990.130.f

Tags

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About this artwork

The artist used a wet on wet painting technique called tarashikomi (dripping in) to created the mottled leaf surface.

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