Roof shell Itayagai (title object) A comparison of Genroku poems and shells (series title) Genroku kasen kaiawase (series title object) Two women; one cuts naps rice cake, the other reading a book by the light of a lantern. In the background two New Year decoration pieces, consisting of among others frond, rice cake and pine branches. The shell Where: refers to the title is shown in the fan-shaped cartouche. Two gedichten. Manufacturer : printmaker: Katsushika Hokusai (listed building) poet Shûkeisha Higaku (listed building) poet Shûchôdô Monoyana (listed property) Place manufacture: Japan Dat
Roof shell Itayagai (title object) A comparison of Genroku poems and shells (series title) Genroku kasen kaiawase (series title object) Two women; one cuts naps rice cake, the other reading a book by the light of a lantern. In the background two New Year decoration pieces, consisting of among others frond, rice cake and pine branches. The shell Where: refers to the title is shown in the fan-shaped cartouche. Two gedichten. Manufacturer : printmaker: Katsushika Hokusai (listed building) poet Shûkeisha Higaku (listed building) poet Shûchôdô Monoyana (listed property) Place manufacture: Japan Date: 1821 Physical characteristics: color woodblock; embossing; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigment material: paper Technique: color woodblock / embossing dimensions: sheet: h 198 mm (shikishiban) b × 176 mmToelichtingEen surimono is a luxurious picture in which image is combined with one or more of 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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