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Spring
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Spring

Dateca. 1920
Maker Nonagase Banka Japanese, 1889 - 1964
Label TextBanka fills almost the entire painting with lush hillside landscape dotted with rustic architecture and softened with gentle pink veils of cherry blossoms. His loose brushwork and exuberant composition convey the lively mood of the season. Among the figures strolling along the meandering path to view the flowering trees are several men wearing Western-style clothes. Through his carefree painterly approach and inclusion of contemporary fashion, Banka achieves a delightfully original version of a familiar theme.
Object number2010.41.88
Published References
Credit LineGift of Griffith and Patricia Way, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
DimensionsOverall: 76 x 19 1/8 in. (193 x 48.5 cm) Image: 50 15/16 x 11 3/4 in. (129.4 x 29.8 cm)
MediumInk and colors on paper
Photo: Eduardo Calderon
Nonagase Banka
late 1920's
Object number: 2010.41.67
Landscapes of the Four Seasons
Morikawa Sobun
late 1890s
Object number: 2010.41.11
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Domoto Insho
1920s
Object number: 2010.41.92
Photo: Eduardo Calderon
Domoto Insho
ca. 1923
Object number: 2010.41.44
Photo: Eduardo Calderon
Konoshima Okoku
late 1910s
Object number: 2010.41.61
Photo: Eduardo Calderon
Okochi Yako
late 1930s
Object number: 2010.41.76
Photo: Eduardo Calderon
Domoto Insho
1920s
Object number: 2010.41.45
Drawing Water from a Mountain Stream
Murase Soseki
ca.1860
Object number: 2010.41.12
Photo: Eduardo Calderon
Hata Teruo
late 1920's
Object number: 2010.41.51