Yamamoto Shōun

Views of the Four Seasons

Maker

Yamamoto Shōun (Japanese, 1870-1965)
Matsuki Heikichi (Japanese), publisher

Title

Views of the Four Seasons

Period

Meiji

Year

1906

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, metallic pigment, gofun, ink

Supports

Dimensions

Overall: 23.8 x 34.6 cm (9 3/8 x 13 5/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund

Object Number

2006.102

Type

Exhibition History

Making of a Japanese Print
May 20, 2011
Kunisada's Twelve Month Series
Oct 10, 2008 – Feb 01, 2009

Label copy

This album page, which postdates Kunisada’s print series, illustrates how scenes of the four seasons and seasonal activities were represented in the Meiji period (1868 - 1912).

Process and Function
Traditional Japanese Printmaking Technique
Jan 19, 2007 – May 27, 2007

Label copy

The keyblock was used to print the black outlines and the contours of the hair in the print on the right-hand page of this album.

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Yamamoto Shōun (Japanese, 1870-1965)
Matsuki Heikichi (Japanese), publisher
Views of the Four Seasons, 1906
Ink, colors, metallic embellishments, gofun, and embossing on paper
Overall: 23.8 x 34.6 cm (9 3/8 x 13 5/8 inches)
Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund 2006.102

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