Lovable Girls — 撫子
- Date:
- Not set
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
"Lovable Girls" (撫子, Nadeshiko — literally "pink flower" or "wild carnation," a poetic term for girls or young women) depicts the charming or lovable quality of girls in Shuntei's characteristic genre mode. The Japanese title's metaphorical dimension — nadeshiko as a term for the ideal Japanese girl, gentle and lovely as the wild pink flower — gives the subject both specificity and cultural resonance. Shuntei renders the quality of youthful feminine charm with the sympathetic attention that characterized his best work in this genre.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Lovable Girls — 撫子 was created by Miyagawa Shuntei (宮川春汀) in Not set.
Lovable Girls — 撫子 depicts figures, bijin-ga, and daily life.