On the Way Home, from Streaked Mist

"On the way home" from the series "Streaked Mist (Yae gasumi)", Woodblock print

Colors in this work

Artist: Ikeda Shōen
Date: 1906
Holding institution: Freer Gallery of Art
Palette: Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #D2C0A6 · 67%

Faded Gilt · Yellow family · #A99982 · 7%

Parchment Ochre · Yellow family · #B9A78E · 7%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #8C7B67 · 6%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #62564B · 5%

Stormwash · Blue family · #5E6982 · 3%

Flax Ground · Yellow family · #BDB8A0 · 2%

Plaster Cast · Gray family · #D5CDC1 · 1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #CBA47E · <1%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #595B51 · <1%

Plaster Cast · Gray family · #E2DBCE · <1%

Plaster Rose · Pink family · #BE9B98 · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #414453 · <1%

Museum Mount · Gray family · #A9AD9E · <1%

Pewter Vessel · Gray family · #7C8C89 · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #C9826C · <1%

Graphite Block · Gray family · #4E5553 · <1%

Museum Mount · Gray family · #ACB4C5 · <1%

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Image provider: wikimedia-commons
License: Public domain
Credit: Freer Gallery of Art

10 tags

Human Figure Visual · 99%

Two full-length human figures occupy the center-right of the composition.
Movement Both · 94%

The figures are shown with advancing feet and overlapping strides, while the title identifies the scene as “On the Way Home.”
Scenes of Everyday Life Both · 78%

The title places the figures on their way home, and the image presents them in an unstaged outdoor setting.
Related to Fashion Visual · 93%

Elaborate robes, patterned fabrics, hairstyles, hair ornaments, and footwear make clothing a prominent visual feature.
Landscapes Visual · 97%

Tree trunks, a distant tree line, open ground, and a hazy horizon establish a recognizable natural landscape.

Pastel Colors Visual · 87%

The image uses a predominantly pale, muted palette of beige, gray, olive, pink, and blue, with stronger dark accents in the figures’ clothing.
Sparse Visual · 95%

A large area of relatively unoccupied ground and sky surrounds the figures, producing an open, low-density composition.

Prints Metadata · 99%

The catalog identifies the work as a Japanese woodblock print.

1900 - 1917 Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog dates the work to 1906, placing it within the 1900–1917 period.

Japanese Art Both · 98%

The catalog identifies the artist and work as Japanese, and the image visibly includes Japanese script, seals, traditional-looking dress, and hairstyling.

Ikeda Shōen. Freer Gallery of Art

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