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Gathering Persimmons

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1754–1806)
Date1803–04
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ōban triptych; overall: 15 1/2 × 30 1/2 in. (39.4 × 77.5 cm)
Sheet (left): 15 1/2 × 10 1/8 in. (39.4 × 25.7 cm)
Sheet (center): 15 5/16 × 10 1/8 in. (38.9 × 25.7 cm)
Sheet (right): 15 1/2 × 10 1/8 in. (39.4 × 25.7 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
Object number1950.420
Status
Not on view
More Information
Persimmons are tasty, red fruits that ripen in late fall and into the winter. This lively scene shows a group of stylishly dressed young women accompanied by a young man (wakashū) on a fall outing to gather the fruits. The pair at the far left use a tool to hook a branch, pulling it down for easier access. One of them, however, still needs to stand on tip-toe to reach. At the far right, one woman hoists up a smaller one. At the center, the young man has climbed the tree to pick a branch, which he hands down. The two women below him cover their mouths in amusement at this animated spectacle.
Exhibition History
Summer Asia Institute Exhibition
  • Kresge Art Center, Michigan State University (June 24, 1959 - July 30, 1959 )
A College Collects: Japanese Prints from Oberlin College
  • Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA (September 25, 1960 - October 15, 1960 )
  • Hollins College, Hollins, VA (November 5, 1960 - November 25, 1960 )
  • Public Library of Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem, NC (December 9, 1960 - December 29, 1960 )
  • Watkins Institute, Nashville, TN (January 12, 1961 - February 2, 1961 )
  • Port Arthur Service League, Port Arthur, TX (March 20, 1961 - April 10, 1961 )
  • University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (April 23, 1961 - May 15, 1961 )
  • Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA (October 6, 1961 - October 26, 1961 )
  • Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI (November 8, 1961 - November 29, 1961 )
  • State University of New York, Oswego, NY (January 14, 1962 - February 4, 1962 )
  • Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (March 23, 1962 - April 13, 1962 )
  • Wichita Art Museum, Wichitia, KS (September 6, 1962 - September 26, 1962 )
  • Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, AL (October 16, 1962 - November 6, 1962 )
  • University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (November 20, 1962 - December 11, 1962 )
Envisioning Edo's Splendor: The Floating World and Beyond
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 3, 2009 - July 19, 2009 )
Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection
  • Chiba City Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan (April 13, 2019 - May 25, 2019 )
  • Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Shizuoka, Japan (June 8, 2019 - July 28, 2019 )
  • Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, Osaka, Japan (August 10, 2019 - September 29, 2019 )
Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 14, 2020 - December 6, 2020 )
Collections
  • Asian