Peonies and Silver Pheasants
1816 - 1867
Edo period, Japan
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 mean the cry of a male bird (gongji = rooster; ming = cry) and fugui is a peony. Chikkei studied under Yamamoto Baiitsu, who is also represented in this gallery.
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 mean the cry of a male bird (gongji = rooster; ming = cry) and fugui is a peony. Chikkei studied under Yamamoto Baiitsu, who is also represented in this gallery.
- Size:
- 55 3/4 x 28 3/8 in
- Medium:
- Ink and colour on silk
- License:
- Public Domain, Courtesy of the Indianapolis Museum of Art
- For more:
- http://collection.imamuseum.org/artwork/71641/
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