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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2013.49
People
Unknown Artist
Traditionally attributed to Soga Jasoku, Japanese (Echizen died 1483)
Title
Blossoming Plum Branch
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting, hanging scroll
Date
possibly 15th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Muromachi (1392-1568) to Edo (1615-1868) period
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/211686

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
painting proper: H. 89.6 x W. 24 cm (35 1/4 x 9 7/16 in.)
mounting, inlcuding suspension core and roller ends: H. 169.9 x W. 40 cm (66 7/8 x 15 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Louis Gonse, Cormeilles-Parisi, France. Louis V. Ledoux Collection, New York (by 1948), by descent; to his son L. Pierre Ledoux, New York (1948-2001), by inheritance; to his widow Joan F. Ledoux, New York, (2001-2013), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2013.

Footnotes:
1. Louis Gonse (1846-1921)
2. Louis V. Ledoux (1880-1948)
3. L. Pierre Ledoux (1912-2001)
4. On long term loan to Harvard Art Museums from 1981 to 2013.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Louis V. Ledoux Collection; Gift of Mrs. L. Pierre Ledoux in memory of her husband
Accession Year
2013
Object Number
2013.49
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Executed in plain black ink on paper, this monochromatic painting in vertical hanging scroll format depicts a delicate branch of blossoming plum. Dotted with clusters of flowers and buds, the main branch rises gracefully in a reverse s-curve from an old broken trunk, which appears only in partial view at the lower right corner of the composition. To the right of the main branch, two new, completely straight, nearly flowerless branches sprout vertically from the old trunk as perfect parallel lines, in stark contrast to the curving branch of blossoms. A signature and seal, purportedly by the artist, appear at the lower left corner.

Verification Level

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