Orchids, 1870, Okuhara Seiko, Japanese, 1837–1913, 10 × 16 3/4 × 5/8 in. ( × × cm) (open), Ink on mica paper, Japan, 19th century, Treasured since ancient times by Chinese and Japanese literati and a popular subject among scholar-painters, orchids of the genus Cymbidium are known for their highly fragrant boat-shaped flowers that rise on stems from clumps of elongated leaves and for their ability to grow almost anywhere, even in poor soil; they have thus long served as symbols of fortitude. This ink painting of fragrant cymbidiums clinging to an overhanging rock

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