Gyodai

Plum (Ume)

Maker

Gyodai (Japanese, 1st half of the 19th century)

Title

Plum (Ume)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 19.4 x 16.7 cm (7 5/8 x 6 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription at right.

Signature: Gyodai

Seals: Artist's seal | red, hand-applied | illegible

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.624

Type

Exhibition History

Painterly Prints in Nineteenth-Century Japan
Jun 01, 2007 – Sep 23, 2007

Label copy

The trunk of this plum tree (ume) is rendered in soft tones of black ink that imitate the ink washes of a brush in painting. In addition, the boldness of the composition and the sharply angled tree trunk also reflect a painter’s approach.

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Gyodai (Japanese, 1st half of the 19th century)
Plum (Ume)
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 19.4 x 16.7 cm (7 5/8 x 6 9/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.624

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