Lakdoos voor brieven A gold lacquer box for letters, decorated with a noshi 'pattern (tied strips of paper) embellishment. Next to the box a partially unrolled letter poem. The box with the loose strings symbolizes a horse; This surimono is also issued to mark the year of the paard. Manufacturer : printmaker: anonymous poet: Shinchatei Tsumatame (listed property) Place manufacture: Japan Date: 1798 Physical characteristics: color woodblock; embossing; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigment material: paper Technique: color woodblock / embossing Dimensions: sheet: H 127 mm × W 1
Lakdoos voor brieven A gold lacquer box for letters, decorated with a noshi 'pattern (tied strips of paper) embellishment. Next to the box a partially unrolled letter poem. The box with the loose strings symbolizes a horse; This surimono is also issued to mark the year of the paard. Manufacturer : printmaker: anonymous poet: Shinchatei Tsumatame (listed property) Place manufacture: Japan Date: 1798 Physical characteristics: color woodblock; embossing; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigment material: paper Technique: color woodblock / embossing Dimensions: sheet: H 127 mm × W 167 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 relatives and gegeven.
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