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Yamamoto Baiitsu

Plums, Bamboo, and Orchid

1834
hanging scroll; ink on silk

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This painting represents three of the plants known as the Four Gentlemen of Chinese painting; it lacks only autumn’s chrysanthemum. The plants’ characteristics are symbols of Confucian virtues, such as open-mindedness (bamboo), strength in the face of adversity (plum), and humility (orchid).

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