Cherry Blossoms, from the series Brocades of Edo (1903): Art, History and Details

Cherry Blossoms, from the series Brocades of Edo (1903) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Ikeda Terukata (Japanese, 1883–1921).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

In this print, a fashionably dressed woman holds out a parasol as she gazes at cherry blossoms. She stands close to her palanquin, which is decorated with elaborate metal fittings. Along with his wife, Ikeda Shoen (1888–1917), Ikeda Terukata trained with print artist Mizuno Toshikata (1866–1908) and focused on designs of beautiful women. He exhibited and won prizes in both the annual Ministry of Education Exhibition (Bunten) and Japan Art Institute Exhibition (Inten).

Object facts

• Title: Cherry Blossoms, from the series Brocades of Edo
• Date: 1903
• Creator attribution: Ikeda Terukata (Japanese, 1883–1921)
• Culture: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
• Type: Print
• Technique: Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
• Dimensions: Sheet: 24.9 x 37.2 cm (9 13/16 x 14 5/8 in.); Image: 21.1 x 31.8 cm (8 5/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
• Collection: Japanese Art
• Department: Japanese Art
• Accession number: 2000.61

Collection credit

Gift of Frederick and Tina Zwegat

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