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Title

The land of peach blossom

1806

Artist

Okada Beisanjin

Japan

1744 – 1820

  • Details

    Other Title
    Shangri-La or the Earthly Paradise
    Alternative title
    Tôgenkyô
    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Date
    1806
    Media categories
    Scroll , Painting
    Materials used
    hanging scroll; ink and light colour on gold paper
    Dimensions
    139.0 x 12.7 cm image; 187.0 x 24.2 x 28.6 cm scroll
    Signature & date

    Signed and dated u.centre, in Japanese [inscribed in ink], "Beisanjin ... 1806".

    Credit
    Gift of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1963
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    EP7.1963
    Copyright

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    Artist information
    Okada Beisanjin

    Works in the collection

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition

    • Art of the brush, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 23 Sep 1995–12 Nov 1995

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication

  • Provenance

    Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, pre 1963, Tokyo/Japan, donated by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Art Gallery of New South Wales 1963.