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Three Eggplants and a Poem

Itō Jakuchū

Artwork Details

Three Eggplants and a Poem
circa 760-1800
Itō Jakuchū
ink on paper
11 3/8 x 20 5/8 in. (28.89 x 52.39 cm);3 1/8 x 26 x 3 5/16 in. (7.94 x 66.04 x 8.41 cm);
Gift of Helmut Stern
2003/1.403

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Description

Subject Matter:

"Itō Jakuchū, son of a greengrocer, used vegetables and plants as a personal iconography that almost always included a moral or religious meaning."

“Bean Vine.” Metmuseum.org, www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/40462.

Physical Description:

On the left side of the hanging scroll, there are two eggplants. On the right side of the hanging scroll, there is a poem. There is also a signature and seal by the artist. Surrounding the paper on the hanging scroll is a gold border with a swirl pattern, then a larger blue border with a flower pattern, then a larger solid brown color.

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