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Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Oxherd (Bokudo)

1909

Kamisaka Sekka 神坂 雪佳

(Japanese, 1866–1942)
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Culture
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium
ink and color on paper
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1989.85.7
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Kamisaka Sekka made preparatory drawings for his Flowers of a Hundred Worlds series on tracing paper with ink and color. The freehand sketches are much looser than the finished, printed compositions.
A horizontally oriented ink and color drawing on paper depicts a child and a massive ox. On our left, a child with black hair wears a blue robe while playing a green flute. To our right, the large black ox dominates the scene, showing gray horns and a yellow eye. Thick, expressive ink lines define the figures against solid blocks of color. A pale foreground and woven basket complete the composition.

Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Oxherd (Bokudo)

1909

Kamisaka Sekka

(Japanese, 1866–1942)
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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