ukiyo-e: nature outside and in
November 22, 2008 – February, 2009
The following selection of woodblock prints features landscapes, bucolic activities, flora and fauna, and representations of mythic animals and forces from Japanese legend. The designs span three centuries of artistic creativity. They reflect the Japanese love of the natural world and its appropriation into their most intimate surroundings.
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31. Tsuwabuki (floral image)Ikeda Zuigetsu (1877-1944)
1930s
$450
32. Floral imageIkeda Zuigetsu (1877-1944)
1930s
$450
33. Kangikuk (floral image)Ikeda Zuigetsu (1877-1944)
1930s
$450
34. Bouquet No. 2Hagiwara Hideo (1913 - 2007)
2nd half 20th century
$540
35. Pomegranates Late 20th century
$240
36. Head of a WomanAmano Kunihiro (b. 1927)
1956
$600
37. Enkaku-ji KamakuraSaito Kiyoshi (1907 - 1997)
1971
$1,750