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Camellias

Camellias

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Yoshijiro Urushibara

"Camellias" combines the trope of the European still life with Japanese kacho-e, “bird-and-flower painting.” Using the traditional Japanese print technique ihan, “altered woodblocks,” Urushibara created multiple versions of the composition with different color combinations, each of which gives a distinct impression. This dark version contrasts the vivid colors of camellias and the vase. Urushibara mastered wood engraving as a young man and was therefore chosen to demonstrate Japanese printing techniques in London’s Anglo-Japanese Exhibition of 1910. He was subsequently hired to make reproductions of prints and mount and restore paintings at the British Museum. Urushibara was a member of the Society of Graver-Printers in Colour and provided valuable technical assistance to other artists. - Chi-Lynn Lin, "Echoing Overseas" label text, Fall 2022
Artist
Yoshijiro Urushibara
(Japanese, 1888 - 1953)
Title
Camellias
Date
1920-1923
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
300 x 200 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of Abigail Van Vleck
Accession No.
1984.1168
Classification
Prints
Geography
Japan

Related

By 1943, acquired by Edward Burr Van Vleck (Madison, WI); 1943, passed through inheritance to Edward’s son, John H. Van Vleck (Cambridge, MA); 1980, passed through inheritance to John’s wife, Abigail P. Van Vleck (Cambridge, MA); 1984, bequeathed to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Roberts, Laurance P. "A Dictionary of Japanese Artists: Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Prints, Lacquer." 1st edition. Tokyo; New York: Weatherhill, 1976. p. 192
  • Merritt, Helen and Nanako Yamada. "Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975." University of Hawaii Press, 1992. p. 164

  • Echoing Overseas: Asian Artistic Exchange: Chazen Museum of Art, 8/8/2022–11/28/2022

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