Chrysanthemums and Stream
Chrysanthemums and Stream
Artist
Creation date
about 1920
Materials
color woodblock print
Dimensions
15 1/2 x 10 in.
Credit line
Gift of Dr. Steven Conant in memory of Mrs. H. L. Conant and in honor of Miss Joan D. Weisenberger
Accession number
2000.361
Collection
Not Currently On View
菊水図
Koson was the foremost designer of bird-and-flower prints (kachō-e) from 1900 on. The American Ernest Fenollosa (1853-1908) persuaded Koson to send his prints to the United States, and much of his work was for export. Eventually his prints also found favor in Japan.
