Bamboo under the Moonlight
Bamboo under the Moonlight
Bamboo under the Moonlight
Bamboo under the Moonlight
Bamboo under the Moonlight
Bamboo under the Moonlight

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Bamboo under the Moonlight

Nagasawa Rosetsu 長沢芦雪, 1754–1799
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
2008-1081

Information

Title
Bamboo under the Moonlight
Maker
Nagasawa Rosetsu 長沢芦雪
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 29.5 × 17 cm (11 5/8 × 6 11/16 in.) mount: 155 x 29 cm. (61 x 11 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Poster, Class of 1962, and Amy Poster, in honor of Yoshiaki Shimizu
Object Number
2008-1081
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Signatures
Signed lower left: 蘆雪 "Rosetsu"
Marks/Labels/Seals
Artist, "Ro" 蘆 square relief, upper seal at lower left Artist, "Setsu" 雪 square relief, lower seal at lower left
Description
Originally an album leave, the painting is now mounted as a hanging scroll. Simple and subtle, this work depicts bamboo leaves with the moon in the background.
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
paintings, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls, japanese painting styles
Materials
paper (fiber product), ink
Subject
night, bamboo, moons

–2008 Robert L Poster and Amy Poster (New York, NY), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2008.

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