Cucumber

The cucumber in No.6 is an ordinary kitchen object, but its placement can still contribute to the image’s meaning. It participates in the recurring red, green, and yellow palette and can be compared with the chopped and pickled vegetables in No.16.

Those comparisons support possible readings around castration and misogynistic idiom, alongside the color relationship. The observation does not depend on claiming that a cucumber could not be left on a kitchen counter. Its presence contributes to the composition whether the association was deliberate or instinctive.