A Group of Young Women Entering the Garden of a Horticulturist
- Date:
- n.d.
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; surimono
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Hokusai's genre scenes, bijin-ga (beautiful women), and miscellaneous subjects represent the breadth of his career across more than seven decades. The market for non-landscape Hokusai prints has strengthened as collectors seek beyond the most famous designs.
A group of elegantly dressed women enters the walled garden of a horticulturist, their robes softened by the lush plantings surrounding them. Produced as a [surimono](/glossary/surimono) — a privately commissioned luxury print enhanced with metallic pigments and embossing — the composition reflects the refined aesthetic culture of Edo's poetry clubs, for whom such prints served as seasonal gifts.
1821
Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban
1822
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
1822
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
c. 1832
Color woodblock print; oban
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Taji Maharu no niwa, dai ichi
1931
Color woodblock print; oban
January 1938
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
1938
Color woodblock print; oban
10/70, 1966
Woodblock print
A Group of Young Women Entering the Garden of a Horticulturist was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎) in n.d..
A Group of Young Women Entering the Garden of a Horticulturist depicts gardens.