Women and children out for a picnic
- Date:
- n.d.
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; ebangire, 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.
Women and children set out for an outdoor picnic in this ebangire surimono, the irregular cut of the paper matching the casual, unhurried movement of the figures through a landscape suggested by flowering plants or blossoming trees. The outing depicted may be a cherry-blossom viewing party (hanami) or a summer excursion, the children's presence lending the scene a familial warmth.
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
Women and children out for a picnic was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎) in n.d..
Women and children out for a picnic depicts children and daily life.
