Hagi and Chofu Tamagawa
1832
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1832
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Hagi and Chofu Tamagawa is a 1832 paint by Katsukawa Shunzan, a Ukiyo-e work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows two women bathing in an outdoor setting. One woman holds a baby while another sits nearby, both in a shallow pool. A third woman stands outside the water, holding a fan. The background has a tree, a thatched roof, and simple tools like pots and a bucket. The artist used clean, bold lines and flat areas of ink to create the scene, focusing on everyday life. The women’s relaxed poses and the natural setting suggest a quiet, ordinary moment. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
The woodblock print depicts three boys in a garden, with two of them restraining the youngest from crossing a nearby river. The scene is rendered in color, characteristic of the ukiyo-e tradition. The work was acquired in 1910 from Mr. Hogitaro Inada and is part of a collection accessioned that year.
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Katsukawa Shunzan (b. 1782) was a Japanese artist.
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