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DiaporamaOrchids, Bamboo, Briars, and Rocks
301
72.0cm x 37.0cm
tesshū tokusai (? – ?)
Discover Tesshū Tokusai, a 14th-century Japanese master of bokuseki calligraphy & Zen landscapes. Explore his iconic 'Reeds & Geese' and serene nature paintings.
In medieval Japan, ink paintings that combined orchids with briars, bamboo, and rocks were most commonly associated with the Yuan-dynasty Chinese painter Xuechuang Puming (active mid-14th century), whom Tesshū Tokusai—a Zen monk and accomplished poet and painter— may have encountered during an extended trip to China in the 1330s. After his return to Japan, Tokusai introduced the genre to others Zen monks such as Gyokuen Bonpō (1325–1388), another celebrated painter of orchids. Tokusai’s poetic inscription reads: Thousands of miles nowfrom the River of Chu,My thoughts multiply—I wonder, could there be anythingAs redolent as the solitary orchid?—Trans. Aaron Rio
About this artwork
- Title: Orchids, Bamboo, Briars, and Rocks
- Artist: tesshū tokusai
- Year: 301
- Original dimensions: 72.0cm x 37.0cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Color intensity: Balanced
- Perceived brightness: balanced
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