Insects and Grasses, Edo period (1615–1868), dated 1847, Japan, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 8 1/4 x 95 in. (21 x 2

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Insects and Grasses, Edo period (1615–1868), dated 1847, Japan, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 8 1/4 x 95 in. (21 x cm), Paintings, Yamamoto Baiitsu (Japanese, 1783–1856), This consummate summer subject, painted by Nagoya literatus Yamamoto Baiitsu in his mature period, shows his mastery of the 'boneless' brushwork technique and his deft powers of observation. Each of the more than fifty insects on this scroll, many lifted lightheartedly from the pages of the Chinese Mustard Seed Garden Manual, are given life and movement through the most economical of painted means

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Size: 4697px × 2196px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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