『雪中梅荘群児遊戯 図』|Children Playing in the Snow under Plum Trees in Bloom (Secchū baisō gunji yūgi zu)
November 1887
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 14 x 28 3/4 in. (35.6 x 73 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1959
Accession Number
JP3341
Tags
About this artwork
This prints titled "『雪中梅荘群児遊戯 図』|Children Playing in the Snow under Plum Trees in Bloom (Secchū baisō gunji yūgi zu)" by Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu dates to November 1887. Executed in triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, this work represents Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912) artistic traditions. The piece demonstrates the technical skill and artistic vision characteristic of its period. The work's presence in a major museum collection attests to its significance in the broader na...
About the Artist
Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu · 1838–1912
Toyohara Chikanobu, born Hashimoto Naoyoshi in 1838 in Echigo Province (modern Niigata Prefecture), emerged as one of the last great ukiyo-e masters during Japan's Meiji era. The son of a low-ranking samurai retainer to the Sakakibara clan, he trained initially in the Kanō school of painting before turning to ukiyo-e printmaking. He studied under a disciple of Keisai Eisen, then joined the studio ...