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Book/Printed Material Portrait of Ono Ranzan.

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Title

  • Portrait of Ono Ranzan.

Summary

  • Tani Bunchō (1763-1840) was a representative painter of the late Edo period who is said to have perfected Edo Nanga, a school of Japanese painting that flourished in this period. The subject of the painting, Ono Ranzan (1729-1810), was a leading specialist in the traditional pharmacognosy (study of medicines derived from natural sources) of the day. Ranzan asked Bunchō to paint the portrait just a year before his death. Bunchō first made a sketch of Ranzan's right side, which Ranzan did not like, insisting that the bump on his left shoulder was a good luck charm that should be shown in his portrait. In response to Ranzan's wish, Bunchō started over and depicted his subject from the left side. The portrait is a remarkable work that illustrates the undiminished spirit of Ranzan, who is known to have devoted himself to study even in the very last stage of his life.

Names

  • Tani, Bunchō, 1763-1840 or 1841 Artist.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1809.

Headings

  • -  Japan
  • -  1809
  • -  Botanists
  • -  Older people
  • -  Ono, Ranzan, 1729-1810
  • -  Portraits

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 scroll ; 39.8 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: National Diet Library.
  • -  Content in Japanese.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667435

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Tani, Bunchō, Or 1841 Artist. Portrait of Ono Ranzan. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1809] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667435/.

APA citation style:

Tani, B. (1809) Portrait of Ono Ranzan. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667435/.

MLA citation style:

Tani, Bunchō, Or 1841 Artist. Portrait of Ono Ranzan. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1809] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667435/>.