Tanomura Shosai. Plums and Biwa. 1860–1869. Japan. Color woodblock print; surimono This print features a New Year design with a biwa (a musical instrument) resting against white and red plum branches, symbols of the New Year. Tanomura Shosai’s signature also reads shihitsu (“the first painting of the year”).The design on the biwa was added by a different artist. Signed Jomu in an immature hand, it may have been done by a young apprentice or son of the artist. The New Year was traditionally a time for beginnings, and new artists were introduced to the wider world at this time, usually accompani
Tanomura Shosai. Plums and Biwa. 1860–1869. Japan. Color woodblock print; surimono This print features a New Year design with a biwa (a musical instrument) resting against white and red plum branches, symbols of the New Year. Tanomura Shosai’s signature also reads shihitsu (“the first painting of the year”).The design on the biwa was added by a different artist. Signed Jomu in an immature hand, it may have been done by a young apprentice or son of the artist. The New Year was traditionally a time for beginnings, and new artists were introduced to the wider world at this time, usually accompanied by an older, more established figure. This print may mark the debut of a new artist.
Size: 3000px × 2271px
Photo credit: © WBC ART / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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