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Accession number
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0000-0978-0-PF
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Title
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Untitled
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Description
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An image of a long-leaved, flowering potted plant delineated in an illustrative style, with fluorescent red brushstrokes superimposed over a dark background. Gestural, calligraphic strokes are layered over the pot in the lowermost third of the image, which conceals the word "Buddha" (佛), suggesting that an image of an enlightened being or perhaps a Chan Patriarch may be embedded beneath the plant. A spot of negative space at the centre of the dark background seems to reveal a human nose.
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Inscriptions
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None.
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Condition
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Foxing. Creases and tears at the bottom right corner. Creases, tears, and insect damage along the right edge. Tide lines along the left and right edges. Buckling. Minor insect droppings.
