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Red Leaves by Ogata Gekko — Japanese Woodblock print

Red Leaves

by Ogata Gekko

Medium:
Woodblock print
Image courtesy of
Honolulu Museum of Art

Description

A woman in a floral kimono with a floral obi stands on a balcony or veranda with a wooden lattice railing, her hair in a dark upswept style, gazing to the right toward a pale, misty landscape rendered in soft blue-grey tones. She grips the frame of a hanging scroll or panel bearing vertical Japanese text at the right edge of the composition. The palette is muted — pale pinks, blues, and creams against a warm beige-grey ground — giving the scene a quiet, contemplative mood. Woodblock print, "Red Leaves," Ogata Gekko, year unknown.

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Red Leaves was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕).