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Flowers

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Artwork Details

Flowers
17th century
Japanese
framed panel, ink, color, gold and silver on paper
13 13/16 in x 3 3/8 in (35.13 cm x 8.5 cm);15 in x 44 1/4 in (38.1 cm x 112.4 cm)
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1955/1.97

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Description

Subject Matter:

Japanese grapes are the object of attention in this painting. Fruit paintings can be seen as a symbol of transcience and ephemerality that can be translated to human life.

Physical Description:

In a similar style of 1955/1.96, this painting depicts what seems to be grapes instead of blueberries. This piece has the same gold frame with a cloud design and a thinner gold frame closer to the paper. This piece is far less damaged than the other panel.

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