『東風俗福づくし　洋 ふく』|Western Clothing from the series An Array of Auspicious Customs of Eastern Japan (Azuma fūzoku, fukuzukushi-Yōfuku)

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

1889 · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Dressed in sophisticated French fashions, no doubt acquired in the newly modernized shopping district of Ginza, these two ladies and young girl seem ready for a stroll in the garden behind them. On the table is a European teapot with matching cup and saucer. In the garden is a fountain with vertical water spray, a feature recently introduced to Japanese landscape gardening. Chikanobu often focused on new women's fashion in his prints.

Artist

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

Date

1889

Medium

Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1959