by Artist (49)
Mizuno Toshikata,
Japanese,
(1866–1908)
Viewing Chrysanthemums / Kikumi, 1902
Ink on paper
12 x 8 7/8 in. (30.48 x 22.61 cm)
Viewing Chrysanthemums / Kikumi, 1902
Ink on paper
12 x 8 7/8 in. (30.48 x 22.61 cm)
Object Type:
Print
Technique:
Wood-block Printing
Period:
Meiji (Japan, 1869-1912)
Credit Line:
Purchased with funds from the Aoki Endowment for Japanese Arts and Cultures
Accession Number:
2014.1.6
Commentary
Kuchi-e (frontispiece illustration), made for popular literary magazines largely aimed at the female readers in the Meiji-Taisho era. This is illustration depicts a girl adding chrysanthemums to her hair ornament. Bungei Kurabu was a very popular literary magazine in the Meiji-Showa era. Literature: Helen Merritt and Nanako Yamada, Woodblock Kuchi-e Prints: Reflections of Meiji Culture. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2000. ISBN 0-8248-2073-8 In this book, Kuchi-e adn the Meiji-era society are described in detail. (Artelino)
Marks
This work bears the artist's signature ("Toshikata") and seal.
Medium
ink and colors on paper
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