Takahashi SÔHEI
(Japan 1802–1833)
- Title
- Bamboo grove
- Place of origin
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Japan
- Year
- 1828
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- hanging scroll; ink on silk
- Dimensions
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113.0 x 49.0cm image; 208.0 x 63.5 x 70.5cm scroll [height x width x rod]
- Signature & date
- Signed and dated u.r., in Japanese [stamped in ink] " [two artist's seals] 1828 ...".
- Credit
- Gift of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1963
- Accession number
- EP8.1963
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Bamboo was an evocative subject for a 'nanga' artist, as literati tradition had long used it to symbolise strength and nobility of spirit. Here the skilful variation in ink tone suggests a rustling breeze and evokes the intimacy and quiet of a small bamboo grove. According to the inscription, Sohei is emulating the late Ming artist Wang Jianzhang (see Acc.no 265.1991), many of whose paintings are preserved in Japan.
The Asian Collections, AGNSW, 2003, pg.238.
- Bibliography (2)
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Jackie Menzies (Australia) (Author), Art of the Brush - Chinese & Japanese painting calligraphy, Sydney, 1995, 23.
'Edo Painting Schools', The Asian Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales 2003, 2003, 238 (colour illus.).
- Exhibition history (1)
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Art of the brush, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 23 Sep 1995–12 Nov 1995.
