Greeting the Rising Sun on New Year's Day
c. 1774
Medium
Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Dimensions
70.9 × 12.1 cm (27 7/8 × 4 3/4 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
23076
Art Historical Context
**Greeting the Rising Sun on New Year's Day** *oda Koryusai, c. 1774* Color woodblock print; *hashira-e*; 70.9 × 12.1 cm. Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Asia. Isoda Koryusai, a prominent ukiyo-e artist of Japan's Edo period (1603–1868), a joyful New Year's ritual in this vibrant *hashira-e*—a tall, narrow wood print designed to hang gracefully on pillars or narrow walls. The slender format (about 28 inches high but only 4¾ inches wide) highlights elegant figures greeting the dawn, evoking the cultural reverence for Oshogatsu, Japan's New Year, when families welcomed the rising sun as a...