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Using both dark ink and ink thinned with water, Taiga expressively depicts a man happily munching on his meal, and even the effects of eating so many sweet potatoes on his digestive system. Taiga inscribed the verse:
He who wishes to be unpopular
Should sweet potatoes eat.
He who desires to be successful
Must his well-being guard.
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Title: | Man Eating Sweet Potatoes |
Date: | 18th century |
Artist: | Ike Taiga (Japanese, 1723–1776) |
Medium: | Ink on paper; mounted as a hanging scroll |
Dimensions: | 11 1/2 x 15 1/4 inches (29.2 x 38.7 cm) Mount: 43 x 22 inches (109.2 x 55.9 cm) |
Classification: | Calligraphy |
Credit Line: | Purchased with funds contributed by Mrs. John C. Atwood, Jr., 1969 |
Accession Number: | 1969-1-1 |
Geography: | Made in Japan, Asia |
Context: | Period: Edo Period (1615-1868) |
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