Two Men Wearing Green Coats, also Straw Hats with Brown Bows
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
7 7/8 x 6 1/3 in. (20 x 16.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Seymour Fund, 1981
Accession Number
JP3606
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the vibrant world of Edo-period Japan (1615–1868), Yashima Gaki crafted *Two Men Wearing Green Co, also Straw Hats with Brown Bows*, a delicate woodblock print known as a *surimono*. This format, measuring just 7 7/8 x 6 1/3 inches, was typically commissioned for private occasions like New Year's greetings or poetry gatherings. Gakutei, an Osaka-based artist renowned for his refined ukiyo-e style, captured two men in matching green coats and straw hats with brown bows, ev a sense of camaraderie and everyday elegance amid Japan's urban culture. Surimono prints like this one elevated woodblo...
About the Artist
Yashima Gakutei · 1786–1868
Yashima Gakutei (c. 1786–1868), born in Osaka as the illegitimate son of a Tokugawa shogunate samurai named Hirata, adopted the name from his mother's subsequent marriage into the Yashima clan. Little is documented about his early years beyond these familial ties, but he pursued artistic training under the esteemed ukiyo-e masters Totoya Hokkei and Katsushika Hokusai, absorbing their precision in ...