Collection Online as of December 11, 2023
四季のながめ おはなし
Conversation, from the series Views of the Four Seasons
Yamamoto Shōun 山本 昇雲
(Japanese, 1870–1965)
(1868-1912)
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Support: Laid Japanese paper
Sheet: 23.9 x 34 cm (9 7/16 x 13 3/8 in.); Image: 20.3 x 30 cm (8 x 11 13/16 in.)
Gift of Frederick, Tina, and Zoe Zwegat 2004.227
Location
not on view
Description
This print is from a series of 12 depicting vignettes from modern life in Tokyo over the course of the seasons. A talented print designer, Yamamoto Shōun was also a painter, who often won top prizes in national exhibitions.