Swans
This is a frontispiece illustration (kuchi-e) for the story Katahadori (The Single-Winged Bird) by Nishimura Suimu, which was published in a literary magazine issued by the Bungei Kurabu (The Literary Arts Club) on May 1, 1906. Kiyokata depicts the heroine, twenty-year-old Ineko, wearing yellow contemporary Western-style dress and jewelry. Beautiful and wealthy, she is secretly in love with the poor student, Ono, who works for her parents in exchange for room and board.
Artwork Details
- 白鳥
- Title: Swans
- Artist: Kaburagi Kiyokata (Japanese, 1878–1972)
- Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
- Date: 1906
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 12 1/8 in. (22.5 x 30.8 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: GIft of Lincoln Kirstein, 1959
- Object Number: JP3189
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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