Ikenohana
- Date:
- 1937
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 40.1 × 26 cm
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Ikenohana — meaning "pond shore" or "pond flower" — suggests a composition rooted in the margins of still water, where the boundary between aquatic and terrestrial environments produces the reflective visual material Yoshida most prized. This 1937 print likely depicts a garden pond's edge — perhaps within one of Kyoto or Tokyo's renowned landscape gardens — where iris, lotus, or other water-margin plantings frame a view of still water. Yoshida was a keen observer of the pond edge as a compositional device, using it to create compositions that split between the terrestrial world above the waterline and its mirror image below, doubling the landscape through reflection while halving the visual complexity through the simplifying surface of the pond.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ikenohana was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1937.
Ikenohana uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print.
Ikenohana was published by Yoshida Studio (1937).
Ikenohana depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and gardens.
Ikenohana measures 40.1 × 26 cm (Oban format).