Scholarly Occupations and The Three Friends (Pine, Plum, Bamboo); Ike Taiga

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Accession Number
1961/1.174
Title
Scholarly Occupations and The Three Friends (Pine, Plum, Bamboo)
Artist
Ike Taiga
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Artist Life Dates
1723-1776
Medium and Support
one of a pair of 6-fold screens, ink on paper
Object Creation Date
18th century
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Japan (nation)
Inscription
Signed: right screen: Kasho Seals: Zen Shin So Ba Ho Kyu Ko Ike Mumei In Kasho Inscription on the first panel of the right screen: The thousand-foot white cliff is split The red walls of four mountains open The dragon pond shoots and spits in the middle Day and night it produces wind and thunder One can also see the cascading water fall Resembling the gathering of the Milky Way. Composed by Li Po (Chinese, 701-762), "Requesting Ts'ui Shan-jen's Painting of the Waterfall at the Thousand-foot Cliff.
Dimensions
137.8 cm x 50.17 cm (54 1/4 in. x 19 3/4 in.)
Century
18th century

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