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Hanging Scroll


Flowering branch of plum blossom in ink on paper. The petals are in reserve-white, a technique that preserves the underling white colour of the paper and contrasts it against a faint ink wash that covers the surrounding surface. The middle of the blossoming branch is shrouded in mist, rendered in exceptionally feint ink outline without the use of reserve white. The artist's signature sits in upper left, with two seals. There is an additional seal in the lower centre.


Object details

Object type
Hanging scroll
Materials and techniques
Ink and colours on paper
Ink
Paper
Painted
Calligraphy
Brief description
Flowering prunus, hanging scroll, ink on paper, Japan
Physical description
Flowering branch of plum blossom in ink on paper. The petals are in reserve-white, a technique that preserves the underling white colour of the paper and contrasts it against a faint ink wash that covers the surrounding surface. The middle of the blossoming branch is shrouded in mist, rendered in exceptionally feint ink outline without the use of reserve white. The artist's signature sits in upper left, with two seals. There is an additional seal in the lower centre.
Dimensions
    Marks and inscriptions
    Signature of the artist
    Object history
    Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1888. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
    Subject depicted
    Prunus
    Collection
    East Asia Collection
    Accession number
    1644-1888

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    Record createdJune 25, 2009
    Record URL
    https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O461064/hanging-scroll/
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