Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Spring Field (Haru no tanomo)
1909
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1909
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This painting shows bright wisteria blooms against a soft blue sky. The colors are flat but bold, like a printed page from an old book. The artist used tracing paper to sketch these flowers first. Sekka made many quick, rough drawings to plan this scene. Then he turned them into this careful print. The style mixes old Japanese art with new Western ideas. Look up Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942) to see more of his work.
