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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
In the Shade of the Nashi Pear Trellis
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

In the Shade of the Nashi Pear Trellis

Artist Doi Soju (Japanese, born 1885)
Date1934
(not assigned)Japan
MediumPainting on silk in mineral pigments and gofun or clam shell gesso
DimensionsMounting: 8 ft. 6 3/4 in. x 7 ft. 6 5/8 in. (261 x 230.2 cm)
Image: 6 ft. 3 1/2 in. x 6 ft. 8 in. (191.8 x 203.2 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by the David A. Cofrin Acquisition Endowment
Object number2013.60.1
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DescriptionMassive painting on silk mineral pigments and gofum or clam shell gesso, mounted as a hanging scroll, depicting chickens escaping the summer heat in the shade of a nashi pear trellis.
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Hayashi Yüichi
1936
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Ono Bakufu
Taisho-early Showa era, c. 1919-1930
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Goseda Yoshio
Meiji era (1868-1912), c. 1893-1912
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Saeki Shunko
1940
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Unknown Japanese Artist
Edo Period, 18th - early 19th century
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Liao Fuzhi 廖福之
19th century
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Suzuki Yasuyuki
c. 1938-1940
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Shotei Watanabe (aka Seitei Watanabe)
Late Meiji (1868-1912)–Taisho era (1912-1926), c. 1900–1918