Catalog record · 目録番号 22653
Autumn
Catalog note / 解説
This elegantly composed <i>uchiwa-e</i>,or rigid fan print, design by Hiroshige has survived in good condition despite having been salvaged, as the ribmarks on its surface indicate, from a made-up fan. It consists of a close-up view of a flower arrangement in front of a painting mounted as a hanging scroll such as might be found in the 'tokonoma' or display alcove of a Japanese room. In this case the melancholy of autumn is suggested by a large spray of chrysanthemums set off by a painting of the moon. The artist's signature appears to be appended to the painting rather than the print as a whole. This was a common contrivance in compositions of this kind. Materials: Colour print from woodbl…
Image record / 画像情報
VAM · 1843-1847 · vam
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