The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of October 14, 2026

A horizontally oriented ink and color drawing with bold, saturated washes depicts several thick, textured brown tree trunks leaning sharply left against a cream background. Mottled green and gray spots texture the trunks, while a dense, vibrant green canopy spans the top. Small patches of deep blue peek through the upper foliage. Thin, dark, hook-like branches curve from the trunks, emphasizing the rhythmic, gestural movement of the forest scene.

Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Windswept Pines (Sonarematsu)

1909

Kamisaka Sekka

(Japanese, 1866–1942)
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
ink and color on paper
John L. Severance Fund 1989.85.19
Location: Not on view

Description

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.
  • ?–1989
    (Yanagi Fine Art Shop, Kyoto, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1989–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1989.85.19