The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 21, 2025
Grapes
1800s
(Japanese, 1784–1844)
Painting only: 129 x 53.3 cm (50 13/16 x 21 in.); Including mounting: 190.5 x 64.8 cm (75 x 25 1/2 in.)
Location: Not on view
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The grapes hanging from this twisting vine are washed with a light blue color.Description
This loose composition is a casual work likely created for an acquaintance by Sugai Baikan, an artist known for his ink landscapes. Baikan was from Sendai in Tōhoku, and painted there before traveling to Edo (Tokyo) and then Kyoto, where he viewed a fan painting by Nagasaki-based Chinese businessman and artist Jiang Jiapu (dates unknown). Inspired, he moved to Nagasaki and studied with Jiang for many years, learning Chinese painting history and techniques. Then, after a stint in Osaka during which he enjoyed wide acclaim in painting and poetry circles, he returned to Sendai. Following a series of natural disasters in the region, his life fell into disarray, and he drowned himself in a well.- ?–1976(Mathias Komor, New York, NY, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Smith)1976–1985The Kelvin Smith Collection, Cleveland, OH, given by Mrs. Kelvin [Eleanor Armstrong] Smith [1899–1998] to the Cleveland Museum of Art1985–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- “Checklist of the Kelvin Smith Bequest.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 75, no. 7 (September 1988): 292–295. Mentioned: p. 294 www.jstor.org
- Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 121). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 13-November 11, 2004).A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 14-November 13, 1988).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1985.247