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Tangerine and Chinese Legend

A work made of color woodblock print; surimono.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of color woodblock print; surimono.

Date:

spring 1871

Artist:

Kosei
Japanese, active late 19th century

About this artwork

This print is a finely produced summer scene with a tangerine and nuts on embossed chrysanthemum-design paper. The upper-left edge shows a piece of paper from the back, cleverly indicating the paper on which the objects were placed.
The paper (with its characters in reverse) describes the biography of the Chinese hero Baili Xi, who was an influential prime minister of the state of Qin during the Spring and Autumn Period in ancient China. With the guidance of Baili, the Qin state was able to wage war and make peace with its neighbors, becoming the greatest power in the west. As on who combined learning and statesmanship, Baili thus became a hero for the literati of the Far East.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Kosei

Title

Tangerine and Chinese Legend

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1871

Medium

Color woodblock print; surimono

Dimensions

27.2 × 18.5 cm (10 3/4 × 7 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Charles H. Mitchell Collection unrestricted gift

Reference Number

1972.1690

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