The Floral Art of Japan
author
Josiah Conder
(Brixton, England, 1852 - 1920, Tokyo)
publisher
Kelly & Walsh
(British, founded 1876)
printer
Shiuyei Sha
(active Tokyo, late 19th century)
illustrator
Ogata Gekko
(1859 - 1920, Tokyo)
Date1899
Place MadeTokyo, Tokyo, Japan, East Asia
MediumPrinted ink on paper; fourteen colored woodblock prints
Dimensions36.2 x 27.62 x 2.54 cm (14 1/4 x 10 7/8 x 1 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberv.1.a.3.7
Description1 vol., xi [1] 142 p., illus., folioStatus
Not on viewWeb CommentaryThis book was the first to introduce the Japanese art of ikebana, flower arrangement, to an English-speaking audience and is richly illustrated with colored woodcuts of gardens and interiors by the Japanese artist Ogata Gekko. Gretchen Osgood Warren had this copy shipped from Japan to Boston, a journey that took a year. One plate showing the village of Somei recalls Isabella’s annual display of autumnal chrysanthemums in the museum’s courtyard—a tradition we continue today.
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Last Updated8/9/24
EmbARK ObjectID25485
Source ID9383
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