The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 24, 2024
Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa), vols. 1–3
1909–10
(Japanese, 1866–1942)
Sheet: 29.9 x 22.1 cm (11 3/4 x 8 11/16 in.)
Location: not on view
Description
This set of three woodblock printed folding-books displays the graphic design prowess of Kamisaka Sekka. The images were first distributed one by one to subscribers to the series but later were reissued in bound form, like these books, for mass consumers. Each print features a vignette taken from nature or Japanese literature. Many of the scenes have a long history in Japan, originating in the 900s or 1000s and having been interpreted by all manner of artists since that time. Sekka’s selections hew closely to precedents from the Rinpa style originated by painter Tawaraya Sōtatsu (c. 1570–c. 1640) and calligrapher Hon’ami Kōetsu (1558–1637).- ?-1988(Minoru Hosomi, Osaka, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1988-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- The Year in Review for 1988. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 14, 1989).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1988.23