Fuyo and Tuyukusa
芙蓉と露草
- Medium:
- Limited-edition serigraph (Gouttelette technique) on 100% cotton mould-made paper
- Dimensions:
- 91.4 × 61 cm
- Image courtesy of
- Gallery Direct Art / Rosenstiels (Superior Edition)
芙蓉と露草
Fuyo and Tsuyukusa pairs two seasonal flowers drawn from the classical kacho-e (bird-and-flower) repertoire: fuyo, the cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis), whose blossoms shift from white to pink across a single day, and tsuyukusa, the dayflower (Commelina communis), a low-growing wildflower whose fugitive blue pigment (aobana) was historically used for the under-drawings of Edo-period ukiyo-e. The pairing draws on late-summer and early-autumn iconography long established in nishiki-e botanical prints and in kimono surface design. Executed as a limited-edition serigraph on 100% cotton mould-made paper using the Gouttelette technique — a fine-droplet spray method that produces soft tonal gradations comparable to the bokashi shading achieved with a damp baren on washi — the work translates the layered, atmospheric qualities of polychrome woodblock printing into the contemporary silkscreen medium. Within Morita's wider output, which is dominated by figural compositions of jūnihitoe-clad Heian noblewomen and Edo courtesans, the kacho-e subjects form a parallel strand drawing on her training as a kimono painter, where seasonal flora recurs as both decorative motif and emblem of the textile calendar.
Fuyo and Tuyukusa (芙蓉と露草) was created by Haruyo Morita (森田 春代).
Fuyo and Tuyukusa uses Silkscreen, on limited-edition serigraph (gouttelette technique) on 100% cotton mould-made paper.
Fuyo and Tuyukusa measures 91.4 × 61 cm.