Grapes
1742
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1742
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Grapes is a 1742 unspecified by Unknown, a Baroque work, depicting Grape, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a single bunch of grapes on a plain background, painted with tiny brushstrokes that make the fruit look almost real. This painting comes from Japan’s Edo period, when artists often worked in small formats for private collectors. The grapes aren’t idealized—they’re slightly uneven, with one leaf curling at the edge. It’s a quiet study, not a grand statement. To see more work from this time, look up the subject japan, edo period (1615–1868).
The amateur painter of this work attempted to follow the model of grapevine paintings produced in Korea.
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