Young Woman Amid Morning Glories 17/30
- Date:
- 1956
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art of Japan
Description
Young Woman Amid Morning Glories 17/30, printed in 1956, presents a female figure surrounded by or framed against the large, trumpet-shaped flowers of the morning glory (asagao) — a flower associated in Japan with the Edo period's popular culture and with the fleeting quality of early morning beauty, each bloom lasting only a single day. Hashimoto's treatment of this bijin-ga adjacent subject demonstrates his range beyond architectural subjects, the botanical richness of the morning glory providing a naturalistic setting for the female figure.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Young Woman Amid Morning Glories 17/30 was created by Okiie Hashimoto (橋本興家) in 1956.
Young Woman Amid Morning Glories 17/30 depicts birds & flowers, bijin-ga, and summer.