No. 17- Summer Flowers (1)
by Ito Shinsui
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Ohmi Gallery
Description
A woman in half-length, bust-up view is shown in profile looking downward, her dark hair drawn back in a smooth chignon. She wears a dark blue kimono patterned with white maple leaves, its wide sleeve painted with a contrasting design of red flowers, a green leaf, and abstract red-and-white motifs on cream and yellow grounds, and she holds a small blue flower with green leaves between her fingers. The background is mottled green suggesting foliage; this is print No. 17, "Summer Flowers (1)," a woodblock print by Ito Shinsui.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. 17- Summer Flowers (1) was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水).
No. 17- Summer Flowers (1) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
No. 17- Summer Flowers (1) depicts summer.