Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739-1820)
Flower Arranging
INV-2242
Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739-1820)c. 1769
Flower Arranging
Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739-1820) →Japanese (culture or style)woodblock printprint
Date
c. 1769
Medium
Color woodblock print; chuban
Dimensions
25 × 19.1 cm (9 7/8 × 7 9/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Clarence Buckingham Collection
Two young girls are shown arranging flowers, likely preparing for an important guest. One places an arrangement including irises and pinks in a jar hanging on the pillar next to a scroll painting. The other is cutting the stem of a chrysanthemum to place in the jar before her.
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