Two Girls Under Plum Tree
Medium
Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper
Dimensions
9 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. (24.1 x 32.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Morris Manges, in memory of her husband, Dr. Morris Manges, 1947
Accession Number
JP3051
Tags
Art Historical Context
This monochrome woodblock print by Nishikawa Sukenobu captures a quiet moment of two young girls beneath a plum tree, rendered in delicate ink lines on paper. Created during Japan’s Edo period (1615–1868), the work exemplifies the era’s growing in scenes from everyday life particularly the world of and children. Suken, active in Kyoto was renowned for his sensitiveals of female figures, often drawing from literature and daily customs rather than the more theatrical subjects favored by some contemporaries. Measuring just 9½ by 12¾ inches, the intimate scale suits the print’s gentle subject. As...
About the Artist
Nishikawa Sukenobu · 1671–1751
Japanese, 1671–1750