Morning Glories
19th century
Medium
Two-panel screen; ink, colors and gold on paper
Dimensions
198.2 × 87.7 cm (78 × 34 1/2 in.)
Classification
screen
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
60300
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Suzuki Kiitsu was an artist of the Rimpa school, which was sometimes called the “decorative school” of painting for its bold compositions and design sense. Rimpa artists took a significant interest in painting morning glories, which were bred in several varieties in the 19th century. Here, Kiitsu featured these flowers on an oversized fan pasted onto a screen. Although the creases in the fan suggest that it had been used before becoming part of this work, that may not have been the case. The art...
About the Artist
Suzuki Kiitsu · 1796–1858
Japanese, 1796–1858