Night Perfume- oban — 梅
by Kaoru Kawano
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
The oban-format Night Perfume (Ume, plum) gives Kawano's flowering plum at night subject its fullest treatment. The larger sheet allows the branches to extend across the composition with greater sweep, the pale blossoms set against deep shadow with a contrast that makes each flower glow. This version of the composition demonstrates how Kawano adapted his subjects to different format conventions, each size revealing different qualities in the same essential image.
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Evening Shower at Teradomari (Teradomari no yau), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
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1947
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening Moon at Nakanoshima, Sapporo (Sapporo Nakanoshima no yuzuki), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen)"
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Night Perfume- oban — 梅 was created by Kaoru Kawano (川野薫).
Night Perfume- oban — 梅 depicts night scenes.