山田道安筆 瓜図|Melons
The Met
Artist: Yamada Dōan(Japanese, second half of the 16th century)
Date: late 16th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 13 1/4 × 18 1/8 in. (33.6 × 46 cm) Overall with mounting: 47 1/2 × 23 7/8 in. (120.7 × 60.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 47 1/2 × 25 13/16 in. (120.7 × 65.5 cm)
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Two gourds with leaves and tendrils on a light background, within a gold and green border
Detailed Description
A monochromatic image depicts two gourds with accompanying foliage on a light background. In the lower-center, a large, light-toned, round gourd with subtle vertical indentations rests. To its right and slightly behind, a smaller, darker gourd with distinct horizontal stripes is visible. Both gourds are rendered in varying shades of gray. Clusters of broad, lobed leaves, also in shades of gray, emerge from behind and around the gourds, extending upwards and to the left. Thin, dark, curling tendrils weave throughout the composition, emerging from the plant material and extending into the empty space above and to the right of the gourds. A small, square red seal with illegible characters is stamped in the lower-left corner of the central image area. The central image is surrounded by a wide, textured gold border, which is separated from it by a narrower green band featuring a repeating floral or geometric pattern.
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