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Flowers of a Hundred Years: A Modern Girl [of 1920] (Hyakunen no Hana: Senkyuhakunijuunen no Moga) by Paul Binnie — Japanese Woodblock print

Flowers of a Hundred Years: A Modern Girl [of 1920] (Hyakunen no Hana: Senkyuhakunijuunen no Moga)

by Paul Binnie

Medium:
Woodblock print
Format:
Oban

Description

From Binnie's exploration of historical bijin-ga idioms, this print reimagines a "Modern Girl" of 1920 — the Taisho-era moga who shocked and fascinated Japan with her Western fashions, bobbed hair, and jazz-age confidence. The title "Flowers of a Hundred Years" situates this figure a century back from Binnie's own time, and the composition pays homage to Hashiguchi Goyo and Ito Shinsui while introducing the contemporary perspective of a Scottish artist who came to this tradition from outside it.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Flowers of a Hundred Years: A Modern Girl [of 1920] (Hyakunen no Hana: Senkyuhakunijuunen no Moga) was created by Paul Binnie.

Flowers of a Hundred Years: A Modern Girl [of 1920] (Hyakunen no Hana: Senkyuhakunijuunen no Moga) depicts bijin-ga, children, and daily life.