Orchid Pavilion Outing

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Orchid Pavilion Outing

1870

Suzuki Hyakunen (Japanese, 1825–1891)

On the Third day of the Third Month of 353, a group of forty-two Chinese poets and scholars met at the Orchid Pavilion to compose poems while seated on the banks of a winding stream. This event became famous through the preface written by the host, Wang Hsi-chih, and became a favorite theme for Japanese literati artists even into the late nineteenth century.

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Object Details

Title:

Orchid Pavilion Outing

Date:

1870

Artist:

Suzuki Hyakunen (Japanese, 1825–1891)

Medium:

Ink and color on silk; mounted as a hanging scroll

Dimensions:

64 1/2 × 34 5/8 inches (163.8 × 87.9 cm) Mount: 7 feet 6 1/2 inches × 42 3/8 inches (229.9 × 107.6 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Balestrieri, 1963

Accession Number:

1963-47-1

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912) Reign: Meiji Emperor (1868-1912)

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