Image

Shibata Zeshin

Morning glories in rain (Uchu no hirugao), 1870's-1880's

Description

Maker

Title

Morning glories in rain (Uchu no hirugao)

Year

1870's-1880's

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Supports

Dimensions

Image: 21.8 x 30 cm (8 9/16 x 11 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed LL.

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.406

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Painterly Prints in Nineteenth-Century Japan

June 1 - September 23, 2007

Zeshin, who was trained as a painter in the Shijō style and excelled as a lacquer artist, also created prints. Of the three Zeshin works in this exhibition, this delicately rendered autumn scene evokes the lyricism of the Shijō painting style most effectively.

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