Peonies, Magnolia, and DandelionsUnknown
Tawaraya Sotatsu painted this (Unknown). It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago. More about this work
About this work
A work made of hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper.
Description from the Art Institute of Chicago.
Tawaraya Sotatsu painted this (Unknown). It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.
How it was made
- Hanging scroll
- A painting mounted on silk with a wooden roller at the foot. It was rolled up for storage and brought out to hang for a season, a guest or an occasion.
- Ink on paper
- Ink made from soot and animal glue, ground with water on an inkstone. A single brush can give a hair-fine line or a broad wash, and nothing can be corrected.
Rights and the museum’s record
Public domain. The Art Institute of Chicago has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.
- Object number
- 1939.1922
- Credit
- Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Type
- Painting
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Museum record
- See it on the museum’s site
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