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Conversation, from the series Views of the Four Seasons

Conversation, from the series Views of the Four Seasons

1906
(Japanese, 1870–1965)
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Woodblock print, ink and color on 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

Did You Know?

A painter from Kōchi trained in Tokyo, Yamamoto Shōun often had works in the prestigious Ministry of Education Exhibition (Bunten) and Imperial Exhibition (Teiten).

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.
  • ?-2004
    Frederick, Tina, and Zoe Zwegat, Oberlin, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2004-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Vilbar, Sinéad. "A Measured Modernity: A new installation explores how artists in 19th- and early 20th-century Japan balanced tradition and Western influence ” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 57, no. 4 (July/August 2017): 12–13. Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 13.
  • Modern Japan (Japanese art rotation) 235. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 14, 2022-June 18, 2023).
    Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - July 2017-January 2018. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 15, 2017-January 2, 2018).
  • {{cite web|title=Conversation, from the series Views of the Four Seasons|url=false|author=Yamamoto Shōun|year=1906|access-date=03 December 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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