Fragrant Orchids
- Exhibition information
- There are currently no plans to exhibit this artwork at the TNM Collection Exhibitions.
In China, scholar-artists known as [wenren] frequently painted orchids as symbols of virtue. The creator of this orchid painting, Gyokuen Bonpō (1348–after 1420), was a prominent Japanese Zen monk who adopted the lifestyle of a Chinese scholar-artist. He became famous for his flowing renditions of this delicate flower.
- Cultural property designation
- Important Cultural Property
- Quantity
- Artist
- By Gyokuen Bonpō (1348–after 1420)
- Period/Century
- Nanbokuchō–Muromachi period, 14th–15th century
- Country/Origin
- Excavation site
- Material
- Ink on paper
- Size
- Inscriptions
- Donor
- Collection reference no.
- A-11877
- Genre
- Painting
- Category
- Paintings, sketches, and prints > Japan > Medieval ink paintings
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