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Kamisaka SEKKA

(Japan 1866–1942)

Title
Momoyo-gusa: San
Alternative title:
World of things: vol.3
Place of origin
Japan
Period
Meiji period 1868 - 1912 → Japan
Year
1910
Media categories
Print, Book
Materials used
folded book: 22 leaves, 20 prints, colour woodcut
Dimensions

29.9 x 22.3cm leaf; 30.0 x 22.3 x 2.2cm closed book; 30.0 x 44.8cm open book:

a - [table of contents]; 29.9 x 44.7cm

b - Haru no denka [Rice puddies and houses in spring]; 29.9 x 44.7cm

c - Suminoe [Suminoe shore]; 29.9 x 44.7cm

d - Aki no yoru [Autumn night]; 29.9 x 44.7cm

e - Kikukiri [Chinese bellflowers]; 29.9 x 44.7cm

f - Haru no taomo (Rice puddies in spring); 29.9 x 44.7cm

g - Rokkasen [Six immortal poets]; 29.9 x 44.7cm

h - Ryû (A dragon); 29.9 x 44.7cm

i - Boshun [Late spring]; 29.9 x 44.7cm

j - Tôi (Fulling clothes); 29.9 x 44.7cm

k - Hanakago [A flower basket]; 29.9 x 44.7cm

l - Hotei [A god with a potbelly]; 29.9 x 44.7cm

m - Uchiwa [Round fans]; 29.9 x 44.7cm

n - Sonare no matsu (Pine trees on the seashore); 29.9 x 44.7cm

o - Yoshino [View of Yoshino]; 29.9 x 44.7cm

p - Tsurezure (Tedium); 29.9 x 44.7cm

q - Hana-bune [A boat filled with flowers]; 29.9 x 44.7cm

r - Boshû (Late autumn); 29.9 x 44.7cm

s - Nakakuni; 29.9 x 44.7cm

t - Fuyu no kawa [A river in winter]; 29.9 x 44.7cm

u - Nana-kusa [The seven spring herbs]; 29.9 x 44.7cm

v - [dates of printing, publication, artist's name and; 29.9 x 44.7cm

Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
Credit
Purchased with the assistance of the Sidney Myer Fund 1991
Accession number
176.1991.3.a-v
Location
Not on display
Further information

Kamisaka Sekka, a Kyoto artist, was instrumental in reforming the anachronistic craft designs of his day. While others tried to adopt the European art nouveau style in ceramics, lacquerware and textiles, Kamisaka worked with craftspeople, providing them with his Rinpa-inspired designs. His three-volume illustrated book 'Momoyo-gusa (the world of things), published in 1909, is an important example of the early 20th century adaptation of Rinpa-style designs. Reproduced in woodblock prints, Kamisaka's images freshly reinterpret classical subjects using the 'wash' technique characteristic of the school.

The Asian Collections, AGNSW, 2003, pg.232.

Bibliography (3)

AJIOKA Chiaki (Curator), Heroes and villains: from Japan's floating world May 2001, Sydney, May 2001, 7. cat.no. 2.2

Jackie Menzies (Editor), The Asian Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales 2003, 'Edo Painting Schools', Domain, 2003, 232 (colour illus.).

Khanh Trinh (Editor), Kamisaka Sekka: dawn of modern Japanese design 2012, Sydney, 2012, 142-151 (colour illus.). cat.no. 82

Exhibition history (1)

Heroes and Villains, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 19 May 2001–19 Aug 2001