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Bamboo and Plum, 1500s. Creator: Sesson Sh?kei (Japanese, active 1504-ca. 1589)
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Bamboo and Plum, 1500s. Creator: Sesson Sh?kei (Japanese, active 1504-ca. 1589)
Bamboo and Plum, 1500s. This painting of a white plum (or prunus) and bamboo was once part of a triptych. A central image of the demon-queller Zhong Kui was flanked by this painting and one of a red plum and bamboo. The paintings would have been suitable to hang after the turn of the new year, when Zhong Kui would drive out evil demons, and the years first flowers were in bloom. Sesson hailed from what is now Ibaraki prefecture in northern Honshu. A Zen monk, he spent much of his career in the Kanto region, and developed a distinctive style uninhibited by formal training in the Kano atelier
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1392 1573 Hanging Scroll Ink On Paper Muromachi Period Sesson Shūkei
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This print showcases the exquisite artwork titled "Bamboo and Plum, 1500s" created by Sesson Shūkei, an esteemed Japanese artist active during the 16th century. Originally part of a triptych, this particular painting features a delicate white plum blossom alongside elegant bamboo stems. The triptych was designed to be displayed after the start of the new year when Zhong Kui, a mythical demon-queller, would banish evil spirits and nature's first flowers would bloom. Sesson Shūkei hailed from what is now Ibaraki prefecture in northern Honshu and was renowned as a Zen monk. Despite lacking formal training in the prestigious Kano atelier, he developed his own distinctive style that remains uninhibited by conventional techniques. This hanging scroll masterpiece is rendered using ink on paper in adherence to traditional Japanese artistic practices. The photograph belongs to Heritage Art/Heritage Images collection and is housed at The Cleveland Museum of Art. It offers viewers an opportunity to appreciate Sesson Shūkei's skillful brushwork and his ability to capture the essence of nature with remarkable precision. Through this image, we are transported back in time to experience the beauty and tranquility that permeated Japan during the Muromachi period (1392-1573).
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