# Peonies

- By: Tatebayashi Kagei (Japanese, active mid-1700s)
- Date: mid 1700s
- Medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: Painting only: 90.9 x 36.2 cm (35 13/16 x 14 1/4 in.)
- Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
- Credit line: Worcester R. Warner Collection
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.105)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/1964.105/1964.105_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

A proliferation of white tree peonies dominates this composition. Behind them are tall, feathery-topped susuki grasses and leafy deciduous trees. Tatebayashi Kagei restricted his palette to ink with red and white color, along with sparing use of green in the peony leaves and the blades of grass. He made generous use of the “dripping-in” (tarashikomi) technique, layering pooled ink and color, in the peony leaves. The areas left in reserve create the impression of insect-eaten or late season foliage.