Grapevine

after 1790

Not on view

An endearing and small work attributed to Maruyama Ōkyo’s follower Matsumura Goshun. Grapes carried various symbolic meanings that stem from the abundance of its fruit, for instance fecundity, a rich harvest or leading a long life. In poetry, it signifies autumn, hence one would expect to the scroll on display in a tokonoma decorative alcove during that season. The signature style and seal suggest that it was painted in the 1790s or later, when Goshun had shed off his literati roots and fully transitioned into a member of Ōkyo’s school

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Provenance

松村呉春筆　葡萄図
Title: Grapevine
Artist: Matsumura Goshun (Japanese, 1752–1811)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: after 1790
Culture: Japan
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Dimensions: Image: 10 7/16 × 16 1/8 in. (26.5 × 40.9 cm)
Overall with mounting: 43 1/16 × 20 5/16 in. (109.4 × 51.6 cm)
Overall with knobs: 43 1/16 × 22 1/16 in. (109.4 × 56 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Object Number: 36.100.20
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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