Beauty and Cherry Blossom — Yusan-bune
- Date:
- 1899
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
"Beauty and Cherry Blossom — Pleasure Boat" (Yusan-bune, 1899) combines three of Shuntei's characteristic subjects: the beautiful woman (bijin), the cherry blossoms of spring, and the pleasure boat that conveyed urban leisure-seekers to scenic riverside locations for flower viewing. The combination placed the subject at the heart of the traditional bijin-ga vocabulary while giving it a specifically Meiji social setting: the organized pleasure excursion by boat was a recognizable recreation of the period's urban middle class. The cherry blossoms provided backdrop, the boat the social frame, and the bijin the aesthetic focus.
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Featured in Collections
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Frequently Asked Questions
Beauty and Cherry Blossom — Yusan-bune was created by Miyagawa Shuntei (宮川春汀) in 1899.
Beauty and Cherry Blossom — Yusan-bune depicts cherry blossoms and bijin-ga.