Accession Number
1955/1.97

Title
Flowers

Artist(s)
Japanese

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
17th century

Medium & Support
framed panel, ink, color, gold and silver on paper

Dimensions
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)

Credit Line
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

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.

Primary Object Classification
Painting

Primary Object Type
panel painting

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
Japan
flowers
panels