Blossoming plum
Artist
Tokuyama Gyokuran
(Japanese, 1728 - 1784)
Place of OriginJapan
CultureJapanese
MaterialsInk on paper
DimensionsH. 43 1/2 in x W. 10 3/4 in, H. 171.5 cm x W. 29.5 cm (image); H. 67 1/2 in x W. 11 5/8 in, H. 171. 5 cm x W. 29.5 cm (overall)
Credit LineGift from The Collection of George Gund III
Object number2016.234
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on viewSignedSigned "Gyokuran"
Sealed: "Gyokuran, Gion Fūryū"
InscribedPoem inscribed by the artist
:
Yukisugite/ Nokiha no ume/ niou ka ni / kokoro hikaruru / Sode no haru kaze (Having passed the plum by the eave's edge; The spreading fragrance captures the heart/ A spring breeze through the sleeves" (from dealer's notes)
Provenance StatementSondra Milne-Henderson, London, until 1996; sold to George Gund III, December 13, 1996; donated to AAM by Estate of George Gund III in 2016.
Teisai Hokuba
1127-1279 or later
Daishin Gitō