Yellow Water Lilies, 19th century, Matsumura Keibun, Japanese, 1779 - 1843, 11 1/2 x 23 3/4 in. ( x cm) (painting), Ink and colors on paper, Japan, 19th century, Matsumura Keibun specialized in bird-and-flower paintings. His light, seemingly spontaneous style, belies his considerable skill in handling the brush. Typical of paintings by Shijo_ school artists, Keibun gently introduced elements of Western realism into his works. Here, for example, he depicted taro leaves in various states of unfurling

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