Woman with Chrysanthemums
- Date:
- Meiji period, circa 1890s
- Medium:
- Woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 37.1 × 24.8 cm
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Description
A print in oban format from the Meiji period (circa 1890s) depicting a woman with chrysanthemums — one of the autumn bijin subjects that combined feminine beauty with the seasonal imagery of the chrysanthemum, Japan's most celebrated autumn flower and the emblem of the imperial house. The chrysanthemum's dual associations — with imperial Japan and with autumnal beauty — give the bijin-with-chrysanthemums subject a particularly dense cultural resonance that Chikanobu exploited across multiple prints.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Woman with Chrysanthemums was created by Toyohara Chikanobu (豊原周延) in Meiji period, circa 1890s.
Woman with Chrysanthemums depicts bijin-ga.
Woman with Chrysanthemums measures 37.1 × 24.8 cm (Oban format).