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c. 1800

The Hundredfold Beauties of Spring

Uragami Gyokudō

Japanese, 1745 - 1820

Uragami Gyokudö was known for his eccentricity and his fondness for wine. He created this landscape using a playful monochrome-ink style that was originally championed by Chinese literati. Although the painting is small in scale, perhaps originally an album leaf, Gyokudö incorporates a variety of brushstrokes--dry and wet, pale and deep-toned, fine and broad--which give it a rich visual texture.

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Uragami Gyokudō, The Hundredfold Beauties of Spring, c. 1800 | Philadelphia Museum of Art