Sea Bream (Tai)

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Sea Bream (Tai)

1863

Shiokawa Bunrin (Japanese, 1808–1877)

The sea bream, or tai in Japanese, is considered a symbol of good luck because of the word association with omedetai, or "auspicious, congratulatory." Tai is served as the main dish at festive occasions such as weddings. The artist's inscription on the box for this painting states that he presented this tai for the sixtieth birthday of one of his friends.

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Object Details

Title:

Sea Bream (Tai)

Date:

1863

Artist:

Shiokawa Bunrin (Japanese, 1808–1877)

Medium:

Ink and color on paper; mounted as a hanging scroll

Dimensions:

23 5/8 × 52 1/2 inches (60 × 133.4 cm) Mount: 66 × 57 1/2 inches (167.6 × 146.1 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Edith H. Bell Fund, 1996

Accession Number:

1996-98-1

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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