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Collection Online as of September 13, 2026

A horizontal woodcut with gold and silver depicts a landscape where dark blue water, patterned with undulating silver lines, wraps around an off-white shore. A small, vibrant red gate with a black top stands near the water. Stylized pine trees with brown trunks and curved green canopies are scattered across the sand. The composition uses flat color fields to create a serene coastal scene punctuated by graphic forms.

Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Suminoe (Suminoe)

1909–10

Kamisaka Sekka

(Japanese, 1866–1942)
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
color woodcuts with gold and silver
Sheet: 29.9 x 22.1 cm (11 3/4 x 8 11/16 in.)
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1988.23.3.2
Location: Not on view

Description

This print from a set of three woodblock printed albums 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 this book, 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
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