Banana Leaves

Itō Jakuchū 伊藤若冲

Japanese, 1716–1800

Date1790s

MediumHanging scroll; ink on paper

DimensionsImage: 43 1/2 × 16 7/8 in. (110.5 × 42.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 76 7/8 × 21 1/2 in. (195.3 × 54.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 76 7/8 × 23 5/8 in. (195.3 × 60 cm)

CultureJapan

PeriodEdo period (1615–1868)

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationPaintings

Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2020

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