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Cherry Blossoms, from the series Brocades of Edo

1903

Ikeda Terukata 池田輝方

(Japanese, 1883–1921)
published by

Akiyama Buemon

Culture
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Measurements
Sheet: 24.9 x 37.2 cm (9 13/16 x 14 5/8 in.); Image: 21.1 x 31.8 cm (8 5/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Tina Zwegat 2000.61
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Description

In this print, a fashionably dressed woman holds out a parasol as she gazes at cherry blossoms. She stands close to her palanquin, which is decorated with elaborate metal fittings. Along with his wife, Ikeda Shoen (1888–1917), Ikeda Terukata trained with print artist Mizuno Toshikata (1866–1908) and focused on designs of beautiful women. He exhibited and won prizes in both the annual Ministry of Education Exhibition (Bunten) and Japan Art Institute Exhibition (Inten).
A horizontal woodblock print depicts a woman with light skin tone facing our left, her black hair styled in an updo. She wears a black kimono with pine motifs over a red and white collar, standing behind a wooden railing. She holds a closed blue umbrella against a backdrop of pale pink cherry blossoms. Calligraphy in a pink rectangle sits at the upper right, with red seals at the lower right.

Cherry Blossoms, from the series Brocades of Edo

1903

Ikeda Terukata, Akiyama Buemon

(Japanese, 1883–1921)
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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