Menu Card Decorated with Bamboo and Flowers
ca. 1880
Christopher Grant La Farge
American, 1862-1938
American Art
Created for use as calling cards, place cards, or menu cards, these charming items indicate how the “Japan craze” permeated all facets of artistic production. Grant La Farge’s familiarity with Japanese motifs (such as Mount Fuji, chrysanthemums, and bamboo shoots) undoubtedly came from his family. His father, the artist John La Farge, embraced Japanese aesthetics in his own art and also collected and published widely on Japanese art; Grant La Farge’s mother, Margaret, was the grandniece of Commodore Matthew Perry.
- Maker/Artist
- La Farge, Christopher Grant
- Classification
- Watercolor
- Formatted Medium
- Watercolor, black ink and metallic paint on very thin card stock
- Dimensions
- 5 x 3 1/2 in. (12.7 x 8.9 cm)
- Departments
- American Art
- Accession Number
- 2001.47.9
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Christiana C. Burnett
- Exhibitions
- Japonisme in American Graphic Art, 1880–1920
- Rights Statement
- No known copyright restrictions
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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