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Peaches, Pomegranate, and Fingered Citron
Peaches, Pomegranate, and Fingered Citron is an unspecified painting by the Nanga artist Yamamoto Baiitsu. It dates from 1832 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Subject & Meaning
Peaches, Pomegranate, and Fingered Citron is a 1832 Japanese painting by Yamamoto Baiitsu that portrays a peach and a pomegranate as its central visual elements. The composition places these fruits within a modest still‑life arrangement typical of the artist’s bird‑and‑flower subjects, emphasizing natural abundance and the delicate texture of each item. The work was created in Japan and is presently held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it is displayed as an example of early nineteenth‑century Japanese painting.
History & Provenance
The provided sources do not list a specific inventory or accession number for the piece, nor do they document any exhibition history.
Peaches, Pomegranate, and Fingered Citron is a painting executed by the Japanese artist Yamamoto Baiitsu in 1832 in Japan. The work depicts fruit subjects including a peach, a pomegranate, and a fingered citron. It entered the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, where it remains as part of the permanent holdings.
The dating is based on the artist’s recorded date of 1832. The provided sources do not list a specific inventory or accession number for the piece, nor do they document any exhibition history.
Context
Peaches, Pomegranate, and Fingered Citron is an 1832 painting by the Japanese artist Yamamoto Baiitsu. The piece entered the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection, where it is held among the museum’s holdings of Japanese art. Art-historical discussion references the painting in connection with Baiitsu’s interest in botanical subjects and the broader late-Edo interest in naturalistic depictions of fruit.
The composition exemplifies the integration of naturalistic detail with decorative patterning characteristic of the period, situating the work within the artist’s mature output.
Overview
Created in 1832 by Yamamoto Baiitsu, Peaches, Pomegranate, and Fingered Citron is a Japanese painting held in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The artwork features a still life arrangement of various fruits, meticulously rendered upon the surface of a traditional fan. This piece exemplifies the artist's attention to detail and his engagement with natural subjects.
Technique & Style
Yamamoto Baiitsu employed a detailed and colorful approach in this work, giving the fruits a realistic quality that suggests their texture and form. The precision in rendering the peach, pomegranate, and fingered citron makes them appear tangible. The fan itself is depicted with similar care, conveying its structure.
The composition focuses solely on the fan and its design, with no background elements visible to distract from the primary subject.
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