Ōtagaki RengetsuJapanese, 1791–1875Aubergines
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Aubergines” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
The Bhuddist monk-painter Rengetsu had a characteristic, cursive form of writing. With a clever play on words, her poem reflects on the fruits of life and extols ‘eggplants’ and the triumph of ‘achieving a goal.’ The two words share the same pronunciation nasu.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- AK-MAK-1832
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
