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Orchid

Kakutei (Kaigan Jōkō)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a painting of an orchid on a scroll. The painting is on a beige background with a green and beige patterned border. There are two sections to the border; a wider section on the outside with a repeating pattern of green circles with a starburst design inside, and a narrower section on the inside with a repeating gold pattern on a black background. A green plant with long, thin leaves and white flowers with pink centers is painted on the bottom left. There are two small red stamps and some black Japanese calligraphy to the right of the plant. The scroll is hanging vertically and the background behind it is white.

Artwork Details

Date
mid-18th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
416 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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