Peonies and Silver Pheasants  1867

Edo period, Japan [br]Signed: Chikkei Square intaglio seal: [Seigyo no in) Seal: azana Shofu Gift of the Asian Art Society of the Indianapolis Museum of Art Gallery label: This painting may represent a rebus, or word puzzle, for the Chinese gongming fugui (meritorious honor and wealth), referring to a successful scholar who has attained official rank. Gongming can...