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Enjoying the Village of Green Leaves (Goyûran aoba no sato)

Enjoying the Village of Green Leaves (Goyûran aoba no sato)

(Japanese, 1872–1944)
(Japanese)
1903 (Meiji 36), October
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 36.3 x 73.4 cm (14 5/16 x 28 7/8 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.278a-c
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ClassificationsPrints
Description
This idyllic scene shows the imagined home life of the Crown Prince and Princess, with a luxurious lifestyle combining Japanese and Western customs. The Prince wears a uniform and sits in a chair in the garden, while the Princess is seated on the veranda to the right wearing Japanese court costume. Ladies-in-waiting care for the couple’s first two children. The little boy at the left is two-year-old Prince Hirohito, the future Shōwa Emperor; the baby is the future Prince Chichibu, just one year old at this time.
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.
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