Orchids, Bamboo, Briars, and Rocks mid-14th century Tessh? Tokusai In medieval Japan, ink paintings that combined orchids with briars, bamboo, and rocks were most commonly associated with the Yuan-dynasty Chinese painter Xuechuang Puming (active mid-14th century), whom Tessh? Tokusai—a Zen monk and accomplished poet and painter— may have encountered during an extended trip to China in the 1330s. After his return to Japan, Tokusai introduced the genre to others Zen monks such as Gyokuen Bonp? (1325–1388), another celebrated painter of orchids. Tokusai’s poetic inscription reads: Thousands of mi

Orchids, Bamboo, Briars, and Rocks mid-14th century Tessh? Tokusai In medieval Japan, ink paintings that combined orchids with briars, bamboo, and rocks were most commonly associated with the Yuan-dynasty Chinese painter Xuechuang Puming (active mid-14th century), whom Tessh? Tokusai—a Zen monk and accomplished poet and painter— may have encountered during an extended trip to China in the 1330s. After his return to Japan, Tokusai introduced the genre to others Zen monks such as Gyokuen Bonp? (1325–1388), another celebrated painter of orchids. Tokusai’s poetic inscription reads: Thousands of miles nowfrom the River of Chu,My thoughts multiply—I wonder, could there be anythingAs redolent as the solitary orchid?—Trans. Aaron Rio. Orchids, Bamboo, Briars, and Rocks. Tessh? Tokusai (Japanese, died 1366). Japan. mid-14th century. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. Nanbokuch? period (1336–92). Paintings

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