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Cucumber and Eggplants

1500s

Yamada Dōan

(Japanese, d. 1571)
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
hanging scroll; ink on paper
Painting: 28 x 44 cm (11 x 17 5/16 in.); Mounted: 114.9 x 63.5 cm (45 1/4 x 25 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1982.11
Location: Not on view

Description

Still lifes appear frequently in Western painting. This is not the case in East Asian painting traditions. Nevertheless, Zen monastic communities in medieval Japan did like the subject because its outward, "simple" appearance camouflaged the skills required to portray the subject convincingly.
  • Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 121); July 18 - October 26, 2003.
    Suibokuga: Japanese Ink Painting. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 1, 1985-February 24, 1986).
    The Year in Review for 1982. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 6, 1983).
  • {{cite web|title=Cucumber and Eggplants|url=false|author=Yamada Dōan|year=1500s|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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