楊洲周延画　『開花貴婦人競』|A Contest of Elegant Ladies among the Cherry Blossoms (Kaika kifujin kisoi)

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

September 1887 · Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper · Asian Art

This print shows the emperor, empress, prince, and ladies of the court enjoying the cherry blossoms at a Western-style building in the precinct of Ueno Park, in Tokyo. The women wear elaborate French-style day dresses with cinched waists, high collars, and layers of heavy fabric over their bustles. Themes in prints changed dramatically with the modernization of Tokyo, with new subjects ranging from people dancing in Western clothing to new advances in architecture in Ueno Park.

Artist

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

Date

September 1887

Medium

Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1959