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Nakamura Hōchū
Camellias in Snow1790-1813

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Vertical Japanese hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, depicting a snow-covered camellia branch with coral blossoms and celadon leaves, with calligraphy above in black ink and two red seals
Detail of a Japanese hanging scroll showing a vertical column of Japanese calligraphy in gray ink above a red square seal stamp, on cream-colored paper with silk brocade border at right.
Detail of a hanging scroll on cream silk, showing Japanese cursive calligraphy in soft ink at left, with a partially visible camellia flower in white, red, and pale green at lower right.
Artist or Maker
Nakamura Hōchū
Japan, died 1819
Title
Camellias in Snow
Date Made
1790-1813
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 39 1/2 x 14 in. (100.33 x 35.56 cm); Mount: 75 3/8 x 15 1/2 in. (191.45 x 39.37 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Frances Bushell
Accession Number
M.2007.160.2
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art