Lotus from Album of Paintings by the Venerable Zeshin
Cleveland Museum of Art

Lotus from Album of Paintings by the Venerable Zeshin

Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891) · 1847

leaf in accordion-style album; ink, color, and gold on silk
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The artist used a wet on wet painting technique called<em> tarashikomi</em> (dripping in) to created the mottled leaf surface.

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