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Harvard Art Museum by Shima Seien — Japanese Woodblock print

Harvard Art Museum

by Shima Seien

Medium:
Woodblock print
Format:
Oban
Source:
ukiyo-e.org

Description

This oban woodblock print is connected to the Harvard Art Museum, one of America's foremost university art collections, which houses significant holdings of Japanese prints spanning from Edo-period ukiyo-e to modern hanga. Seien's work within this institutional context is placed alongside prints by masters across centuries, providing a framework for understanding the artist's position within the long arc of Japanese printmaking. The Harvard collection's scholarly orientation means the print has likely been studied, published, and exhibited in educational contexts that emphasize art-historical connections. Seien's contribution to the bijin-ga tradition is well represented in the refined figure work visible in the print.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Harvard Art Museum was created by Shima Seien (島成園).

Harvard Art Museum depicts figures and bijin-ga.