The Orchid
by Ogata Gekko
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
- Image courtesy of
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A young woman in a purple kimono with an orange obi kneels on a wooden veranda, leaning forward over the railing toward a small potted orchid plant set on a stone ledge below. A shoji screen forms the backdrop above her, while a sliver of garden foliage appears in the lower right corner. Woodblock print, "The Orchid," by Ogata Gekko.
More Prints by Ogata Gekko
MORNING GLORIES AT IRIYA, TOKYO
Woodblock print
Nippon-damashii, Kyokaku 日本魂 侠客 / Gekko zuihitsu 月耕随筆
Woodblock print
Onodera Koemon Hidetomi 小野寺幸右衛門秀富 / Gishi shijushichi zu 義士四十七図
Woodblock print
Beauties Harvesting Bracken, from the series Gekkō’s Miscellaney
c. 1886–1899
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
More Birds & Flowers Prints
Frequently Asked Questions
The Orchid was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕).
The Orchid depicts birds & flowers.