Japanese Print "Adonis Plant Fair" by Toyohara Chikanobu
Artist:Toyohara Chikanobu
Title:Adonis Plant Fair
Date:1880s
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Source:Robyn Buntin of Honolulu
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Description:
From a series on Customs and Manners of the Eastern Part of Japan, designed around the character Huku meaning good fortune This is a beautifully colored and intricately designed image of two beautiful woman at a New Year's plant fair, featuring, in addition to plum, Adonis -- a woodland ranunculus-like flower. A man in the background is wearing a Western-style hat.
