Object Details
- Artist
- Yasuo Kuniyoshi, born Okayama, Japan 1889-died New York City 1953
- Exhibition Label
- Kuniyoshi’s early drawings were often humorous, and his keen wit and interest in visual and verbal puns are evident in Remains of Lunch. This drawing unpretentiously displays the remnants of a light meal, with a demitasse spoon, cigarette butt, dollops of pear sauce, and a fluted, paper pastry cup. The artist’s widow noted that Kuniyoshi loved pears and pear sauce. Here he played with the homonyms “pear” and “pair,” matching birds, leaves, and fruits along the border of the plate. The two pears at the top lean affectionately against each other. The ink field enclosing the composition resembles a stomach in which food is being digested.
- The Artistic Journey of Yasuo Kuniyoshi, 2015
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
- 1922
- Object number
- 2003.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- pen and ink, brush and ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 13 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (35.2 x 26.7 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Graphic Arts
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Object\other\dish
- Object\fruit\pear
- Object\tool\screwdriver
- Record ID
- saam_2003.18
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk726d13823-f13b-426e-b9e8-aeef67c8f02a
