Rice Weeding- Variant 1
by Ohno Bakufu
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
"Rice Weeding — Variant 1" depicts the tedious but essential task of removing weeds from the rice paddy during the growing season — labor that required repeated entry into the muddy, flooded field under summer heat. Weeding was predominantly women's work in traditional Japanese agriculture, and images of women bent over in the paddy under round bamboo hats are common in Japanese genre art. Bakufu's first variant of this subject suggests he explored the composition through multiple prints, each finding a different resolution of the visual problem.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Rice Weeding- Variant 1 was created by Ohno Bakufu (大野麦風).
Rice Weeding- Variant 1 depicts snow scenes and food & drink.