Bamboo in Snow, 雪竹図, Edo period (1615–1868), 1774, Japan, Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on silk, Image (each): 47 1/2 in. × 20 in

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Bamboo in Snow, 雪竹図, Edo period (1615–1868), 1774, Japan, Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on silk, Image (each): 47 1/2 in. × 20 in. ( × cm), Paintings, Taihō Shōkon (1691–1774), Calligrapher: Hakujun Shōkō (1695–1776), The interplay of word and image is a firmly established Chinese tradition that Japanese artists have also cultivated. Here, a painting of bamboo by the Chinese-born Taihō is paired with a poem on the same subject

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