Plum branch sketch beside a bamboo vase, Japanese book page – Vintage Wall Art
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Step back in time with Plum branch sketch beside a bamboo vase, Japanese book page, a historic print rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Plum branch sketch beside a bamboo vase, Japanese book page
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A pale plum branch, sketched in a few loose strokes, sits beside a bamboo vase on this page from a Japanese book. Pages like this one were a common way for Japanese artists of the Edo period to share their methods and models with students and amateur painters. The plum was a favorite subject, valued for blooming in late winter while snow still lay on the ground, and a single branch shown with a simple vessel reflects the restraint that made such instruction books so popular. The reproduction keeps the quiet rhythm of ink and empty paper that gives the page its character.
| Original scan | 3,694 × 4,599 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3g08710_ |
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