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Details
- Alternative title
- World of things: vol.3
- Place where the work was made
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Japan
- Period
- Meiji period 1868 - 1912 → Japan
- Date
- 1910
- Media categories
- Print , Book
- Materials used
- folded book: 23 leaves, 20 woodblock prints; ink and colour on paper
- Dimensions
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29.9 x 22.3 cm leaf; 30.0 x 22.3 x 2.2 cm closed book; 30.0 x 44.8 cm open book
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a - [table of contents], 29.9 x 44.7 cm, text; leaf a and leaf b
b - Haru no denka [Rice paddies and houses in spring], 29.9 x 44.7 cm, image; verso leaf b and leaf c
c - Suminoe [Suminoe shore], 29.9 x 44.7 cm, image; verso leaf c and leaf d
d - Aki no yoru [Autumn night], 29.9 x 44.7 cm, image; verso leaf d and leaf e
e - Kikukiri [Chinese bellflowers], 29.9 x 44.7 cm, image; verso leaf e and leaf f
f - Haru no taomo (Rice paddies in spring), 29.9 x 44.7 cm, image; verso leaf f and leaf g
g - Rokkasen [Six immortal poets], 29.9 x 44.7 cm, image; verso leaf g and leaf h
h - Ryû (A dragon), 29.9 x 44.7 cm, image; verso leaf h and leaf i
i - Boshun [Late spring], 29.9 x 44.7 cm, image; verso leaf i and leaf j
j - Tôi (Fulling clothes), 29.9 x 44.7 cm, image; verso leaf j and leaf k
k - Hanakago [A flower basket], 29.9 x 44.7 cm, image; verso leaf k and leaf l
l - Hotei [A god with a potbelly], 29.9 x 44.7 cm, image; verso leaf l and leaf m
m - Uchiwa [Round fans], 29.9 x 44.7 cm, image; verso leaf m and leaf n
n - Sonare no matsu (Pine trees on the seashore), 29.9 x 44.7 cm, image; verso leaf n and leaf o
o - Yoshino [View of Yoshino], 29.9 x 44.7 cm, image; verso leaf o and leaf p
p - Tsurezure (Tedium), 29.9 x 44.7 cm, image; verso leaf p and leaf q
q - Hana-bune [A boat filled with flowers], 29.9 x 44.7 cm, image; verso leaf q and leaf r
r - Boshû (Late autumn), 29.9 x 44.7 cm, image; verso leaf r and leaf s
s - Nakakuni, 29.9 x 44.7 cm, image; verso leaf s and leaf t
t - Fuyu no kawa [A river in winter], 29.9 x 44.7 cm, image; verso leaf t and leaf u
u - Nana-kusa [The seven spring herbs], 29.9 x 44.7 cm, image; verso leaf u and leaf v
v - [dates of printing, publication, artist's name and address, publisher's name and address], 29.9 x 44.7 cm, text; verso leaf v
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased with the assistance of the Sidney Myer Fund 1991
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 176.1991.3.a-v
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Kamisaka Sekka
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About
Kamisaka Sekka, a Kyoto artist, was instrumental in reforming the anachronistic craft designs of his day. While others tried to adopt the European art nouveau style in ceramics, lacquerware and textiles, Kamisaka worked with craftspeople, providing them with his Rinpa-inspired designs. His three-volume illustrated book 'Momoyo-gusa (the world of things), published in 1909, is an important example of the early 20th century adaptation of Rinpa-style designs. Reproduced in woodblock prints, Kamisaka's images freshly reinterpret classical subjects using the 'wash' technique characteristic of the school.
The Asian Collections, AGNSW, 2003, pg.232.
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Places
Where the work was made
Japan
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Exhibition history
Shown in 3 exhibitions
Heroes and Villains, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 19 May 2001–19 Aug 2001
Glorious, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 27 May 2017–06 Jan 2019
In one drop of water, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15 Jun 2019–21 Feb 2021
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Bibliography
Referenced in 3 publications
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AJIOKA Chiaki (Curator), Heroes and villains: from Japan's floating world, Sydney, May 2001, 7. cat.no. 2.2
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Jackie Menzies (Editor), The Asian Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'Edo Painting Schools', Sydney, 2003, 232 (colour illus.).
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Khanh Trinh (Editor), Kamisaka Sekka: dawn of modern Japanese design, Sydney, 2012, 142-151 (colour illus.). cat.no. 82
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