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Pine Tree and Plum Blossom

Pine Tree and Plum Blossom

Artist/Maker (Japanese, active late 18th–early 19th century)
Date1810–30
MediumColor woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal nagaban; overall: 8 1/2 × 17 15/16 in. (21.6 × 45.6 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
Object number1950.700
Status
Not on view
More Information
An example of surimono, or privately published prints, this work by Hochu is designed and printed in the style of paintings of the Rimpa School. It was commissioned by poet Reinichian Baisoku to celebrate his entry into his sixtieth year: "I am old enough this spring: fine weather in the plum tree." Subtle embossing gives volume and depth to the image, while the delicate handling of color is enhanced by metallic pigment highlights.
ProvenanceMary A. Ainsworth; by bequest 1950 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Japanese Prints from the Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 18, 1979 - October 21, 1979 )
Masterpieces of Japanese Prints from the Mary A. Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (December 11, 1984 - January 27, 1985 )
Japanese Prints from the Mary A. Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (May 20, 1986 - July 20, 1986 )
Highlights from the Ainsworth Collection of Japanese Woodblock Prints
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (April 15, 1988 - June 12, 1988 )
Visions of Turmoil and Tranquility: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 17, 2005 - December 23, 2005 )
Envisioning Edo's Splendor: The Floating World and Beyond
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 3, 2009 - July 19, 2009 )
The Three Friends of Winter: Pine, Bamboo, and Plum
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 5, 2019 - May 26, 2019 )
Collections
  • Asian
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