A World of Things (Momoyagusa)
Artist
Kamisaka Sekka
(Japanese, 1866-1942)
CultureJapanese
Date1909-10
Mediumbook of color woodblock prints
Dimensions11 7/8 x 8 13/16 x 7/8 in. (30.2 x 22.4 x 2.2 cm)
Classificationsprints
Credit LineGift of Ruth and Sherman Lee
Object number89.10.1
DescriptionBook consisting of 22 inscriptions and images. The Cover has a written inscription with red seal. The 22 works are: .1 written inscription (by Tessai?), .2 printed inscription, .3 chrysanthemus (?), silver background, .4 hut behind a tree, .5 girl with red leaves, .6 huts seen through silver fishing nets, blue sky, .7 deer in a landscape, .8 silver moon behind a cresting wave, .9 white peonies (?) and black leaves, .10 iris bridge, .11 red leaves ad gold sheaves (?),
.12 bamboo roof, whie flowers, silver moon, .13 seated samurai painting (?), .14 Mt. Fuji, .15 open fan, folded fan, .16 morning glories and black bamboo, .17 white phoenix, .18 black-robed peasant in s anow storm, .19 No actor, .20 a weir (?), white heron (?) , green grasses, .21 a sparrow (?) in the snow with green bamboo, .22 printed inscription with red seal.On View
Not on viewCollections
Melchior Lechter
1899, published 1900
