Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino -Yoshino-, from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers -Setsugekka-.
by Katsushika Hokusai -1760-1849-
Title
Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino -Yoshino-, from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers -Setsugekka-.
Artist
Katsushika Hokusai -1760-1849-
Medium
Painting - Woodcut
Description
Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino (Yoshino), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka). Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760-1849 Tokyo (Edo)). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 9 7/8 x 14 5/8 in. (25.1 x 37.1 cm). Date: ca. 1833.
The most famous place in Japan for viewing cherry blossoms is Mount Yoshino in the Kii peninsula, far from Kyoto and Nara. Instead of the standard device of bands of mist separating the foreground from the background, here clusters of cherry blossoms hover in the middle ground. The other two prints in the series are Snowscape by the Sumida River and Moonlight on the Yodo River.
The signature, Saki no [or Zen no] Hokusai Iitsu hitsu, indicates that the print was made during Hokusai's Iitsu period (ca. 1820-33). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
Uploaded
October 23rd, 2020
Embed
Share
Comments
There are no comments for Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino -Yoshino-, from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers -Setsugekka-.. Click here to post the first comment.