PrintsJapanese20th century

Momoyogusa (Flowers of a Hundred Worlds)

1909–10

Artists

Kamisaka Sekka 神坂雪佳Artist

Unsōdō 芸艸堂Publisher

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock-printed book (3 vols.); ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Meiji era, 1868-1912

Century

20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

opened max.: W. 44.6 cm (17 9/16 in.) each volume closed: H. 30.2 x W. 22.3 x D. 2.6 cm (11 7/8 x 8 3/4 x 1 in.)

Provenance

Yanagi Shigehiko, Kyoto. [Robert G. Sawers, London (1994)], sold; to Robert S. and Betsy G. Feinberg, Bethesda, MD (1994-2018), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums.

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