Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Oxherd (Bokudo)
1909
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1909
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This painting shows a simple scene. A young oxherd sits beside a tall ox under a tree. The colors are soft, mostly pale greens and blues. The oxherd wears old-style Japanese clothes. Sekka made loose sketches before this print. He used tracing paper and ink. The final print is much sharper and cleaner. This series mixes old art styles with new ideas. Look at the oxherd’s hat. It’s shaped like a shallow bowl.
