Kumoi Cherry Trees (Kumoi sakura)
Kumoi sakura
- Date:
- 1926
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 74.5 × 58.4 cm
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A large weeping cherry tree with pink-blossomed branches cascading across the composition dominates the scene, its dark twisting trunk and boughs silhouetted against a dusky blue-green sky. A pale full moon glows faintly through the hanging branches at center, while two women in striped kimono stand on a shadowed hillside below, seen from behind as they gaze out toward the tree and moon. The palette is limited to muted blue-greens, dusky purples, and soft pinks, giving the scene a quiet, twilight stillness; the print is Hiroshi Yoshida's 1926 color woodblock "Kumoi Cherry Trees (Kumoi sakura)."
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kumoi Cherry Trees (Kumoi sakura) (Kumoi sakura) was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1926.
Kumoi Cherry Trees (Kumoi sakura) uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print.
Kumoi Cherry Trees (Kumoi sakura) was published by Yoshida Studio (1926).
Kumoi Cherry Trees (Kumoi sakura) depicts cherry blossoms and trees.
Kumoi Cherry Trees (Kumoi sakura) measures 74.5 × 58.4 cm (Oban format).