Accession Number
1982/2.7.5

Title
Wheat sheaf, from a collaborative album of 11 pages

Artist(s)
Japanese

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
circa 1923

Medium & Support
album leaf, ink and light color on paper

Dimensions
10 5/8 in x 14 1/16 in (27 cm x 35.8 cm);10 5/8 in x 7 1/16 in x 11/16 in (27 cm x 18 cm x 1.8 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. J. Robert Willson

Subject matter
This painting is an object study of a wheat sheaf. The sketch uses simple and expressive brushstrokes to convey the rigidity of the stalk as well as the tautness of the binding string. 

Physical Description
This is a painting of a wheat sheaf. The subject is tilted in the middle of the page, extending almost to the bottom left and upper right corners. On the bottom left are two vertical inscriptions written in black. The outermost one is shorter yet written larger and is followed by a red stamp inscription. Directly to the right and starting higher on the page is a second longer yet smaller written inscription.  

Primary Object Classification
Unbound Work

Primary Object Type
leaf

Additional Object Classification(s)
Painting

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
album leaf
food
leaves
sketches