Embroidery — 縫い取り
- Date:
- Not set
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Key value factors: As self-carved and self-printed works, sosaku-hanga value is tied to the artist's reputation and edition size. Larger formats, earlier editions, and historically significant works command the highest prices.
A woman engaged in embroidery — the decorative needlework (縫い取り, nuitori) that applied patterns to fabric — depicted in Shuntei's characteristic close-attention mode. Embroidery was both a practical skill and a form of artistic expression for Meiji women, and the embroidery subject in bijin-ga tradition connected feminine virtue with feminine creativity. Shuntei renders the embroiderer with attention to the specific technique: the hoop or frame that holds the fabric, the needle's movement, the concentration required for precise decorative work.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Embroidery — 縫い取り was created by Miyagawa Shuntei (宮川春汀) in Not set.
Embroidery — 縫い取り depicts figures, bijin-ga, and craftspeople.
