Maple Viewing
Original Language Title紅葉かりノ図
Artist
Utagawa Kunisada
(Japanese, 1786 - 1865)
Date1800s
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
DimensionsOverall: 14 5/8 × 9 3/4 inches (37.15 × 24.77 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-143/215
On View
Not on viewCollections
Exhibition HistoryJapanese exhibition, The Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery, Lindsborg, KS, March - April 1961.
Flowers to Frost: Four Seasons in East Asian Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, January 18 - July 17, 2016.These prints celebrate the chrysanthemums and maple leaves that have been autumn delights in Japan for over a millennium. Chrysanthemums became celebrated flowers symbolizing long life after Chinese people introduced them to Japan sometime around the 800s C.E. They were cultivated as a rare medicinal plant first. Later, people of the upper classes would clean their bodies with chrysanthemum-infused silk as protection from evil spirits. Maple leaves, on the other hand, entertained viewers with their changing colors. Visiting places known for maple leaves was a popular leisure activity during the Edo period (1615–1868).
With Yamanaka & Company, New York, by July 1932;
Purchased from Yamanaka & Co. by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, July 1932.
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