Langoustine als takarabune Langoustine and ship laden with happiness treasures; bottom left gold and silver origami cranes, bottom right mythological longhaired turtles. Top left two poems. The takarabune is Nieuwjaarssymbool. Manufacturer : printmaker: Utagawa Toyohiro (listed property) Place manufacture: Japan Date: 1800 - 1825 Physical characteristics: color woodblock; line block in black with color blocks; embossing; gold and silver powder material: paper gold powder silver powder Technique: color woodblock / embossing Dimensions: sheet: H 204 mm (shikishiban) × b 182 mmToelichtingEen suri
Langoustine als takarabune Langoustine and ship laden with happiness treasures; bottom left gold and silver origami cranes, bottom right mythological longhaired turtles. Top left two poems. The takarabune is Nieuwjaarssymbool. Manufacturer : printmaker: Utagawa Toyohiro (listed property) Place manufacture: Japan Date: 1800 - 1825 Physical characteristics: color woodblock; line block in black with color blocks; embossing; gold and silver powder material: paper gold powder silver powder Technique: color woodblock / embossing Dimensions: sheet: H 204 mm (shikishiban) × b 182 mmToelichtingEen surimono is a luxurious print Where: on picture is combined with one or more poems. When the printing of a surimono was often use is made of thicker paper, embossing, and metal pigments, such as copper and silver powder. The prints were often commissioned by poets and as an exclusive gift to friends and relations and legal gegeven.
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