Hydrangeas, from Streaked Mist

Hydrangeas 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 · #DCCCB3 · 72%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #948872 · 6%

Parchment Ochre · Yellow family · #B1A38C · 6%

Flax Ground · Yellow family · #BEB29B · 5%

Flax Ground · Yellow family · #C9BCA4 · 5%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #726257 · 2%

Plaster Cast · Gray family · #D9D1C5 · 2%

Limestone Honey · Yellow family · #D3BA8B · <1%

Lead Type · Gray family · #8B7674 · <1%

Flax Ground · Yellow family · #BBBBA2 · <1%

Waxed Cedar · Orange family · #BB6B4D · <1%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #5A5E6B · <1%

Linen Gesso · White family · #ECE6D9 · <1%

Silverpoint Paper · Gray family · #D8C6BD · <1%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #536569 · <1%

Pewter Vessel · Gray family · #7E8D8E · <1%

Museum Mount · Gray family · #AAB2A3 · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #D08F6B · <1%

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

11 tags

Flora Both · 99%

The title identifies the subject as “Hydrangeas,” and clusters of flowering hydrangeas with broad leaves are prominent in the image.
Human Figure Visual · 99%

A single full-length woman is the central figure in the composition.
Figures in Nature Visual · 96%

The woman is shown among flowering plants and foliage in an outdoor setting.
Text Visual · 98%

Vertical inscriptions and stamped seals are visibly integrated into the image at the left and upper-right margins.

Asymmetrical Visual · 97%

The composition is weighted toward the figure, post, plants, and vessels on the left and center, while a broad pale field opens to the right.
Pastel Colors Visual · 92%

The image uses pale, muted greens, creams, lavender-pinks, warm grays, and restrained red and blue accents.
Highly Detailed Visual · 90%

Fine linear detail is visible in the kimono patterns, hairstyle, hydrangea blossoms, leaves, roof structure, vessels, and seals.

Prints Metadata · 100%

The catalog classifies the object as a woodblock print.
Woodcut and Linocut Metadata · 94%

The catalog explicitly identifies the work as a woodblock print, supporting the woodcut/linocut printmaking category.

1900 - 1917 Art Metadata · 100%

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

Japanese Art Metadata · 100%

The catalog identifies the work as Japanese, supporting its placement within Japanese art.

Ikeda Shōen. Freer Gallery of Art

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