The Scent of Plum Blossoms

Data

The Scent of Plum Blossoms
Print   (Part of the set: Group of kuchi-e prints)

Yamanaka Kodō
Hakubunkan
1913

00038-007
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Print is Public Domain; Photography is:   Creative Commons License

Description

A beautiful woman glances over her shoulder while arranging a hairpin in this kuchi-e. The dramatic dark orange pigment of the woman's under-kimono is a highlight of the print, as is the pattern of the purple kimono in the foreground, possibly featuring a carp. The frontispiece appeared in volume 19, issue 3 of Bungei Kurabu, published in Taishō 2(1913).

The artist of this print, Yamanaka Kodō (1869-1945), was a student of the famous artist Tsukiyoka Yoshitoshi and was well-known for his kuchi-e prints of beautiful women and landscapes.

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