Object Details
Artist
Nakajima Kaho
Date
1930
Medium
Hanging scroll: Fan painting; Ink; Paper
Dimensions
Overall: 6 5/8 × 21 1/16 inches (16.8 × 53.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Baekeland
Object
Number
2000.136.002
Inscribed and signed: “Although I am an eggplant, I would not lose against an oval face (i.e a melon(…)
Inscribed and signed: “Although I am an eggplant, I would not lose against an oval face (i.e a melon), I would not let myself be oiled, let myself be skewered. In spite of the skewer, in spite of the oil, (my) color would remain dark, even when I am smeared with misoPainted by Kaho in early autumn in Kanoe, sheep year of Showa (1930).
