![Flowers of a Hundred Years: A Modern Girl [of 1920] (Hyakunen no Hana: Senkyuhakunijuunen no Moga) by Paul Binnie — Japanese Woodblock print](https://data.ukiyo-e.org/scholten/images/690574bb534eeb48008c57562d14b274.jpg)
Flowers of a Hundred Years: A Modern Girl [of 1920] (Hyakunen no Hana: Senkyuhakunijuunen no Moga)
by Paul Binnie
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Scholten Japanese Art
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.







