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The Four Seasons in Southern Edo: A Summer Scene
Artist:Utagawa Toyokuni
| Support Type: | Paper |
| Paint Type: | Ink |
| Current Location: | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Location History: | Created in the late 1780s during the Edo period, this woodblock print survived centuries in Japan before capturing the attention of prominent Gilded Age art collectors H.O. and Louisine Havemeyer. They acquired it during the late 19th or early 20th century global craze for Japanese art, and it was permanently bequeathed to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1929 following Mrs. Havemeyer's passing. |
This piece titled 'The Four Seasons in Southern Eldo ' is an exquisite piece of art, Created by Utagawa Toyokuni , it is one of his masterpieces . The effect of the painting style of the late 1780s is quite evitable in the artwork . The painting depicts actors , in a traditional yakusha-e - a portrait of actors . Quite in contrast to the title , the people depicted in the painting are actors . The woodblock printing technique used in the painting adds to its overall essence . The light tone of the painting is quite dominant . There are rare occurences of dark tones in the painting as well .
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Manaswini Dash