Cymbidium No. 49, from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection' / Ikeda Zuigetsu

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Accession Number
1983/1.371.43
Title
Cymbidium No. 49, from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection'
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Artist Life Dates
1877-1944
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Object Creation Date
1958
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Japan (nation)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
Japan (nation)
Dimensions
49 cm x 32.4 cm (19 5/16 in. x 12 3/4 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Print
Primary Object Type
color print
Secondary Object Classification
Print
Secondary Object Type
still life
Physical Description
Multiple green flowers with fuschia and yellow accents flank the right side of the image. Dark green leaves mirror the flowers on the left hand side.
Subject Matter
These woodblock prints are from the series Rankafu (A Record of an Orchid Collection), which was commissioned by adamant orchid cultivator and enthusiast Kaga Shôtarô during the early 20th century. Kaga had fallen in love with orchids years before in 1917 while mountaineering in Java. Due to the economic hardships placed on Japan after losing the Second World War, Kaga was concerned about the survival of his orchid collection in Kyoto at his Villa Oyamazaki, which at its peak had housed 10,000 plants. Kaga selected woodblock printing as the appropriate method to capture the memory of his orchids. He enlisted the skilled painter Ikeda Zuigetsu, to execute this momentous task. Ikeda created the drawings from which the woodblocks were carved. Sadly, Zuigetsu passed away in 1944 before the completion of the project, and due to Kaga’s falling fortune after the war, only 83 works were printed. Kaga managed to publish three hundred copies, many of which were sent to various scientific institutions such as botanical gardens and universities all over the world. Recently a reprint of the original edition has been released in Japan.
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Record
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"Cymbidium No. 49, from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection'; Ikeda Zuigetsu." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1983-sl-1.371.43/1983_1.371.43.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
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