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19th century · Bronze · Asian Art

A time-ravaged tree stump bedecked with the fresh growth of an encircling vine provokes a poignant awareness of beauty in nature's ever-changing forms. Bronze casting of this quality won wide acclaim for Japan's metalworking tradition, unknown in the West before the Meiji period.

Artist

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Date

19th century

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891