Picture Book on Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana) 絵本四季花

Two-page spread from a book with traditional Japanese illustrations. The left page shows a group of six women, all wearing kimonos and hairstyles adorned with flowers or combs, sitting on a tatami mat. The woman at the center of the group is wearing a white kimono and appears to be the main focus. The background features green walls with white vertical panels and an image of flowers and birds in the bottom-left corner. The right page depicts a woman in a brown kimono with pink and blue accents and a black hat with a red flower, standing and holding an object. Behind her, a man in a green kimono and headband holds a large umbrella and flowers. The background includes trees, a bird in flight, and a yellow sky with a cloud. The pages have a yellowed, aged appearance with darker edges.

Artwork details

Date:: 1801
Medium:: Set of two woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 599 × 400 px
Museum record:: View original

Palette

The Actors Ichikawa Komazo II as Minamoto no Yorimasa (right), Matsumoto Koshiro II as Osada no Taro Kagemune Disguised as Yatsurugi Zaemon (center), and Ichikawa Danzo III as I no Hayata Tadazumi (left), In the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770

Two Women and a Girl Feeding a Crane at the Verandah

Women Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Asukayama

The Actors Nakamura Noshio I as Nyosan no Miya (right), Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Renegade Monk Yochin (center), and Yamashita Kinsaku II as the Maid Mutsuhana (left), in the Play Fuki Kaete Tsuki mo Yoshiwara, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1771

Attire

Picture Book of the Evergreens (Ehon tokiwagusa) 繪本常盤草

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Taira no Kiyomori (right), and Yamashita Kinsaku II as Tokiwa Gozen (left), in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770