Woodblock page showing a flowering branch arrangement in a stand – Antique Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic print captures Woodblock page showing a flowering branch arrangement in a stand in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Woodblock page showing a flowering branch arrangement in a stand
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A flowering branch arranged in a stand is the subject here, a quiet still-life motif that Japanese printmakers returned to often. Woodblock pages like this one were usually produced in multiple impressions, with separate blocks cut for each color, so the inked surfaces carry the slight variations of hand printing. Flower arrangement, known as ikebana, was a respected art in Japan, and images of it circulated widely in printed books and albums as models for households and students. The page is worth studying for its restraint: the placement of the branch against open space shows how the artist balanced line, color, and emptiness.
| Original scan | 3,675 × 4,584 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3g08711_ |
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