Odawara, 1854, 7th month
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperexpand_more
Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.expand_more 96.146.227
Not on Viewexpand_more
This print shows a young woman wearing a light, single-layer cotton robe, or yukata, a popular garment for summer. She is a traveler along the Tōkaidō, the most important road in Japan that connected Edo (today’s Tokyo) with Kyoto. She chats with a woman selling souvenirs after taking a bath. A bold pattern of chrysanthemums adorns this yukata. Its uneven edges are the printmaker’s visual shorthand for the tiny circles created by tie-dyeing, used to construct larger patterns.
Details
- Title
- Odawara
- Artist Life
- 1786 - 1865
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 96.146.227
- Catalogue Raisonne
- S0432-010; T79-10
- Curator Approved
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