Flower Arranging

Art Institute of Chicago

Flower Arranging

Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739-1820)

Date
c. 1769
Medium
Color woodblock print; chuban
Culture
Japan
Department
Arts of Asia
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

Two young girls are shown arranging flowers, likely preparing for an important guest. One places an arrangement including irises and pinks in a jar hanging on the pillar next to a scroll painting. The other is cutting the stem of a chrysanthemum to place in the jar before her.

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Object type
AAT300041273

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