Eggplant and Calligraphy / Ôtagaki Rengetsu

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Accession Number: 1964/1.98
Title: Eggplant and Calligraphy
Artist: Ôtagaki Rengetsu
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Artist Life Dates: (Tajima Province, 1791 - 1875)
Medium and Support: fan painting matted for framing, ink on paper
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Credit Line: Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
Style/Group/Movement: Naturalist
Inscription: Inscription: Yo no naka ni A fine example mi no nariidete of success to emulate omou koto; A lowely eggplant nasu wa medetaki ripens and brings forth fruit tameshi narikeri accomplishing its goal in life
Period: Japan, Bakumatsu to early Meiji Era (1830-1900)
Dimensions: 14.3 cm x 47.2 cm (5 5/8 in. x 18 9/16 in.)
Century: 19th century
Primary Keywords: album leaf; calligraphy; fans (costume accessories); still lifes; vegetables
Secondary Keywords: asian; costume; costume accessories; costume accessories carried; forms; genres; making art; objects we use; plants; the natural world
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1465 x 781
File Size: 72 KB
Record: 1964/1.98
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Full citation: "Eggplant and Calligraphy; Ôtagaki Rengetsu." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1964-sl-1.98/1964_1.98.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.