July
by Ogata Gekko
- Date:
- 1890
- Medium:
- Woodblock Print
- Image courtesy of
- Artsy
Description
Three figures in kimono stand in the foreground against a pale, hazy landscape with pagoda rooflines rising in the distance; a small white goat or lamb stands beside the two at left. At upper left, a circular inset panel depicts a separate scene of a robed figure leading an ox, accompanied by a second figure in flowing drapery amid clouds. The palette is soft and muted — sage green, dusty rose, indigo, and lavender kimono patterns against a pale grey-tan ground — with a red-bordered frame and a vertical cartouche of Japanese text at upper right; this woodblock print, titled "July," was made by Ogata Gekko in 1890.
More Prints by Ogata Gekko
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February (The Annual Festival of the Fushimi Inari)
二月 (伏見稲荷大社祭)
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July (Gorgeous Procession of Yama-hoko or the Floats at the Gion Festival)
七月 (祇園祭山鉾巡行)
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August (The Bonfire Festival of the Daimonji Hill Viewed from the Sanjo Bridge)
八月 (三条大橋より大文字)
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Frequently Asked Questions
July was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕) in 1890.
July depicts summer.