牡丹に孔雀図, Peacocks and Peonies, Edo period (1615–1868), 1820, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 60 1/4 × 34 3/4 in. (153 × 88.2 cm), Paintings, Tani Bunchō (Japanese, 1763–1840), This pair of peacocks with peonies represents wealth and worldly power. The heroic posture of the peacock suggests it may have been an official commission from an influential samurai patron. Bunchō learned various Chinese painting styles when in the service of Matsudaira Sadanobu (1758–1829)
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牡丹に孔雀図, Peacocks, Peonies, Edo period, 1615–1868, 1820, Japan, Hanging scroll, ink, color, silk, Image, 60 1/4, 34 3/4, 153, 88.2 cm, Paintings, Tani Bunchō, Japanese, 1763–1840, pair, peacocks, peonies represents, wealth, worldly power, heroic posture, peacock, official commission, influential samurai, patron, Bunchō learned, various, Chinese, painting, styles, service, Matsudaira Sadanobu, 1758–1829
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