Kamisaka Sekka — White Heron (Momoyogusa)

A white heron built from flat, bordered planes — design thinking a century early.

The document

A colour woodcut from Sekka’s Momoyogusa (“Flowers of a Hundred Worlds”), 1909–10. Reproduced faithfully from the impression at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

About the artist

Kamisaka Sekka (1866–1942) was the last great master of the Rimpa school and, in many ways, the first modern Japanese designer.

The print

Printed to order and made to last. Choose Museum Matte (heavyweight matte art paper) or Fine Art Giclée (Hahnemühle cotton paper — the archival standard). The Métrica museum caption — artist, title, date and source — is printed as part of the piece, set in our house type. Free US shipping on two or more pieces.

Kamisaka Sekka · Shirosagi (White Heron), from Momoyogusa · 1909–10 · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Accession 1988.23.1.19 · Public domain (CC0).

Theme: Japanese color woodcut — a white heron from Kamisaka Sekka’s Momoyogusa.