Artwork
Umemi Tsuki|Plum-Seeing Month: Second Month
Umemi Tsuki|Plum-Seeing Month: Second Month is an ink print by the Baroque artist Isoda Koryūsai. It dates from 1762 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
Umemi Tsuki, or Plum-Seeing Month: Second Month, is a woodblock print created by Isoda Koryūsai in 1762. The print is held in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts two women in traditional Japanese attire standing by a serene stream, surrounded by lush greenery and flowers. The women's kimonos feature distinct patterns, with one wearing orange and the other gray.
Technique & Style
The artist's use of color and composition achieves a harmonious balance, evoking a peaceful atmosphere. The print's tranquil scene is enhanced by the winding stream, trees, and hills in the background.
Artist & collection
The Chofu Tama River in Musashi Province (from the series The Six Tama Rivers of the Floating World)
鈴木春信画 虚無僧・「風俗四季歌仙 卯月」|A Flute-Playing Monk (Komusō); The Fourth Month (Uzuki), from the series Fashionable Poetic Immortals of the Four Seasons (Fūzoku shiki kasen)
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Third Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych
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「風流六く歌仙紀友則 十」|“Two Young Women on a Verandah Watching Plovers,” from the series Stylish Six Poetic Immortals (Fūryū rokkasen: Ki no Tomonori, jū)
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Fourth Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych
Women with Salt Pails; The Noda Tama River in Mutsu Province, from an untitled series of the Six Tama Rivers
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