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Late 17th - early 18th century

Mountain Ivy

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The seventeenth-century artist Tawaraya Sotatsu introduced the technique of tarashikomi: one color applied over another not-quite-dry color, making an irregular blended hue. This image is an example of this type of very wet brushwork.

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Mountain Ivy, Late 17th - early 18th century | Philadelphia Museum of Art