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Lotus from Album of Paintings by the Venerable Zeshin
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About this work
The artist used a wet on wet painting technique called tarashikomi (dripping in) to created the mottled leaf surface.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineLotus from Album of Paintings by the Venerable Zeshin, 1847. Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891). Leaf in accordion-style album; ink, color, and gold on silk; each leaf: 19.7 x 18.4 cm (7 3/4 x 7 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1990.130.f
