Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Chrysanthemum and Paulownia (Kikukiri)
1909
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1909
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This painting shows a chrysanthemum and a paulownia tree. The artist made this work during the Meiji period, a time of big changes in Japan. He created many drawings before making the final version, and these drawings were done on tracing paper with ink and color. You can learn more about this style by looking at the work of Kamisaka Sekka.
