A Doll, from the series Twelve Subjects of Children
by Kawase Hasui
- Series:
- Twelve Subjects of Children
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Chazen Museum of Art
- Image courtesy of
- Chazen Museum of Art
Description
One print from the Twelve Subjects of Children series (子供十二題), depicting a traditional Japanese doll as an object of childhood play and seasonal observance. The series treats toys and childhood objects with the same formal attentiveness Hasui applied to landscape subjects, translating the decorative complexity of a doll's layered kimono into carefully registered color planes. The Hina doll in particular carries strong cultural associations with spring and the Hinamatsuri festival, giving this print a seasonal dimension typical of the broader ukiyo-e tradition. Within the twelve-print set, the doll subject complements the ball and likely other toys, creating a unified visual record of Meiji and Taisho childhood material culture rendered through the precise craft of the shin-hanga woodblock process.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A Doll, from the series Twelve Subjects of Children was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水).
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A Doll, from the series Twelve Subjects of Children depicts daily life.