Photo of collection object View of Shogetsu Pond
Ikeda Eisen. View of Shogetsu Pond, 1829. Color woodblock print on paper, Sheet: 9 1/2 x 11 7/8 in. (24.1 x 30.2 cm). Gift of Frederic B. Pratt, 42.91. No known copyright restrictions.
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum

View of Shogetsu Pond

1829

Eisen Keisai

Japanese, 1790-1848

Asian Art

This print is believed to be the very first of the aizuri-e done entirely in blue. It consequently set the trend for landscape prints in the 1830s and established the genre.
Original Source
Maker/Artist
Ikeda Eisen
Classification
Print
Formatted Medium
Color woodblock print on paper
Medium
color, woodblock, print, paper
Locations
Place made: Japan
Period
Edo Period
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 1/2 x 11 7/8 in. (24.1 x 30.2 cm)
Departments
Asian Art
Accession Number
42.91
Credit Line
Gift of Frederic B. Pratt
Rights Statement
No known copyright restrictions
Museum Location
This item is not on view
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