“Ginkgo” [銀杏 Ginnan] woodblock print by Kyosen Kawasaki
Title : “Ginkgo” [銀杏 Ginnan]
Excerpt from “Collection of small works 図案小品集”, Book 2
Year: 1912
Woodblock print, ink on paper
Print size: 19 × 26cm
With passe-partout: 21 x 29.7cm
Title : “Ginkgo” [銀杏 Ginnan]
Excerpt from “Collection of small works 図案小品集”, Book 2
Year: 1912
Woodblock print, ink on paper
Print size: 19 × 26cm
With passe-partout: 21 x 29.7cm
Title : “Ginkgo” [銀杏 Ginnan]
Excerpt from “Collection of small works 図案小品集”, Book 2
Year: 1912
Woodblock print, ink on paper
Print size: 19 × 26cm
With passe-partout: 21 x 29.7cm
Gin’nan 銀杏 the ‘silver apricot’ are the yellow fruits of the Ginko biloba tree. Blooming late, the Ginko tree bears its fruits between October and November and is adored for its nutty taste in Japanese cuisine.
The Ginko tree is also called the ‘Maidenhair tree’ for the leaves turn to a beautiful yellow before winter and even stay yellow when they fall on the ground which makes them a very popular “Momiji-gari” (autumn leaves viewing) object.