Saturday, 27 August 2016

26 - Eisen: Summer



Ukiyo-e. Woodblock Print. Eisen. Kacho-e. Aizuri-e.
Eisen: Summer

This is a kachô-e by Keisai Eisen (1790-1848). It is called "Summer" and is from a series named "The Four Seasons", which Eisen created in 1820.

The print is mainly blue. That makes it an "aizuri-e". The little added orange doesn't change that. The term denotes prints being entirely in blue or where blue is dominating.