Japanese Bamboo by Yamamoto Baiitsu Bottom Henry Hu flat washes

flat washes

atmosphere

The composition deliberately exceeds botanical convention: here

the piece preserves every nuance of Renoir's brushwork: the feathered edges

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Japanese Bamboo by Yamamoto Baiitsu Bottom Henry Hu flat washesJapanese Bamboo reflects the bird and flower painting tradition of Yamamoto Baiitsu, one of the most highly regarded Nanga (literati) painters of the Edo period, working from the Owari domain. Baiitsu combined ink wash with delicate colour washes and elegant, sinuous contours a style so accomplished that two of his works have since been designated Important Cultural Properties in Japan. Bamboo, a recurring literati subject, is rendered here with