Descending Geese for Bunshichi (Bunshichi no rakugan), from the series "Eight Views of Elegant Gallants (Furyu otokodate hakkei)"
- Date:
- 1781/89
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; chuban
- Format:
- Chuban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Two figures are shown indoors on a tatami-colored floor: a seated figure in a mauve-pink kimono holds a small mirror up in one hand while a standing figure in a grey robe patterned with pink florals and a coral-lined collar arranges the seated figure's hair, pin held between the fingers. Behind them a paper-latticed shoji screen and a glimpse of potted bamboo through a window frame the scene, with a line of geese flying across a pale blue sky in the upper left; a vermillion-bordered cartouche with the series title runs down the right edge. Small objects—a comb, hairpins, and a round black lacquer container—are scattered on the floor in the foreground, rendered in soft pink, grey, ochre, and vermillion tones characteristic of this 1781 chuban color woodblock print by Katsushika Hokusai.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Descending Geese for Bunshichi (Bunshichi no rakugan), from the series "Eight Views of Elegant Gallants (Furyu otokodate hakkei)" was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎) in 1781/89.
Yes — Descending Geese for Bunshichi (Bunshichi no rakugan), from the series "Eight Views of Elegant Gallants (Furyu otokodate hakkei)" is part of the Eight Views of Elegant Gallants (Furyu otokodate hakkei) series by Katsushika Hokusai.
Descending Geese for Bunshichi (Bunshichi no rakugan), from the series "Eight Views of Elegant Gallants (Furyu otokodate hakkei)" depicts landscapes and eight views (hakkei).