Hollyhocks

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Hollyhocks

Kamisaka Sekka

Date
1910s
Medium
Fan, mounted as hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art

Floral motifs form a significant part of the Rinpa school’s canon of subjects. In a composition that skillfully makes use of the limited space, Sekka captures a hollyhock in an abbreviated and simplified way typical for Rinpa. Japan, Asia

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