Irises
Original Language Title花菖蒲
Artist
Utagawa Kunisada
(Japanese, 1786 - 1865)
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
DimensionsOverall: 13 x 15 1/2 inches (33.02 x 39.37 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-143/217
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Gallery LabelBird-and-flower images have been a popular East Asian genre for many centuries. The scenes are not only beautiful to view; they also evoke seasonal experiences.
Yamanaka & Co.;
Purchased from Yamanaka & Co. by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1932.
Exhibition, Spiva Art Center, Joplin, MO, May 3 - 31, 1965.
Oriental art exhibition, Washington University, St. Louis, January 23 - March 4, 1966.
Japanese Prints, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, June 15 - July 11, 1966.
From Behind the Fan: Sources of Japonisme, Gallery 234, April 28 – June 10, 1990.
Flowers to Frost: Four Seasons in East Asian Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, January 18 - July 17, 2016.
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