A Woman’s Perspective: Prints by Ikeda Shōen 

Curator of Japanese Art Stephen Salel gives a gallery talk about the woodblock prints of Ikeda Shōen (1886–1917), one of the first female artists of her era to be recognized for her contributions to Japanese painting and printmaking.   
  
A Woman’s Perspective: Prints by Ikeda Shōen is a companion exhibition to Mary Cassatt at Work, exploring how the artist’s works reflect how the Japanese concept of femininity and women’s social restrictions were changing in the early 20th century. View both exhibitions to consider the careers of two women artists working in a field dominated by men.    

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Ikeda Shōen (1886–1917). Schoolgirls Homeward Bound, from the series Thick Mist. Japan, 1906. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper  Purchase, Richard Lane Collection, 2003 (2005.0689)