Mice, Radish, and Carrot
- Date:
- 1926
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Three mice investigate a radish and a carrot — their whiskers quivering, their bright eyes alert, their small forms rendered with the precise naturalism of Shotei's kacho-e practice. This 1926 oban print belongs to a group of mouse-and-vegetable compositions that Shotei returned to throughout his career, finding in the subject a combination of careful observation and gentle humor. The mice's association with Daikoku, god of wealth, gave the seemingly humble subject an auspicious undercurrent.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Mice, Radish, and Carrot was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭) in 1926.
Mice, Radish, and Carrot was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1926).
Mice, Radish, and Carrot depicts snow scenes and food & drink.