Asahina Saburo with pestle and mask Samurai Asahina Saburo in various roles (serietitel) The Saburo warrior Asahina, with this characteristic acteursrol kabuki make-up, holding a bat in the right-hand and a mask of the luck goddess, Okame, in the linker. His pants have a pattern of cherry blossoms floating in a light blue river. Spring blossom in the background. The mask and bat refer to a kind of tag between the old ladies at court. The belief was that one that was tapped, the following year would trouwen. Manufacturer : printmaker: Utagawa Toyohiro (listed property) Place manufacture: Japan
Asahina Saburo with pestle and mask Samurai Asahina Saburo in various roles (serietitel) The Saburo warrior Asahina, with this characteristic acteursrol kabuki make-up, holding a bat in the right-hand and a mask of the luck goddess, Okame, in the linker. His pants have a pattern of cherry blossoms floating in a light blue river. Spring blossom in the background. The mask and bat refer to a kind of tag between the old ladies at court. The belief was that one that was tapped, the following year would trouwen. Manufacturer : printmaker: Utagawa Toyohiro (listed property) Place manufacture: Japan Date: 1829 Physical characteristics: color woodblock; line block with color blocks material: paper Technique: color woodblock Dimensions: sheet: H 196 mm × W 521 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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