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Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Shibaraku (Shibaraku) — Kamisaka Sekka

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Written by: Seda BozkurtResearcher · Old Master Paintings
Asian Art · Catalogue no. 35636
Kamisaka Sekka

Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Shibaraku (Shibaraku)

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Held byCleveland Museum of Art
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Kamisaka Sekka made preparatory drawings for his <em>Flowers of a Hundred Worlds</em> series on tracing paper with ink and color. The freehand sketches are much looser than the finished, printed compositions.

Artist / MakerKamisaka Sekka
Date1909
Culture / OriginJapan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Mediumink and color on paper
DepartmentJapanese Art
TypeDrawing
About the Artist

BiographyKamisaka Sekka (1866–1942) — Japanese artist (1866-1942).Kamisaka Sekka worked as designer, painter and artist and is associated with Japan. Their documented life spans the years 1866 to 1942; born and died in Kyoto.Disciplinesdesigner, painter, artistBorn1866, KyotoDied1942, KyotoNationalityJapanSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →

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Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.

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