Peonies
1704
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1704
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Peonies is a 1704 unspecified by Tatebayashi Kagei, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
Big white peonies fill most of the picture. Behind them, tall grasses and leafy trees fade into the background. The artist used a wet-on-wet trick called *tarashikomi*—letting ink and color bleed together while still damp. The soft edges make the leaves look almost alive. The whole painting uses only ink, red, white, and a touch of green. To see more paintings like this, look up *japan, edo period (1615–1868)*.
