Saturday 31 December 2016

44 - Toyokuni I: A picnic party among blossoming plum trees


Ukiyo-e. Träsnitt. Toyokuni I.
Toyokuni I: A picnic party among blossoming plum trees

This is A picnic party among blossoming plum trees, a triptych by Toyokuni I (1769-1825).

Blossoming trees are important in Japanese aesthetics. Cherry blossoms, sakura, are most highly venerated, followed by peach and plum tree blossoms - all of them common motives in Japanese art.