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SHIBATA Zeshin
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"Kite Surimono"
(descriptive title)
(1860ies)
Comment - Surimono print owith
14 Edo-kaku Kites ("Edo-Kaku",
"½‘õ½Ç") elegantly fluttering overhead. A small poem beneath
(not read).
Surimono - Surimonos are an exclusive subcategory of Japanese woodblock prints. Poetry clubs or other kind of cultural societies commissioned these designs for distribution to a small audience of members, most often as New Year's greetings. These privately published images included a wonderful range of subjects and lavish printing techniques such as embossing, burnishing, and metallic pigments. Since surimono were not sold commercially, the print runs were very small and original Edo era surimono are incredibly rare.
Series - none
Artist - see Biography
Signature - Zeshin, with his otoshidama
Publisher - none (privately commissioned)
Image Size - 18.0 x 19.0 cm (7 1/8" x 7 7/6")
Condition - single sheet, nishiki-e (cloured woodblock); Surimono; ink, red color; folding line on the back
Surimono - Surimonos are an exclusive subcategory of Japanese woodblock prints. Poetry clubs or other kind of cultural societies commissioned these designs for distribution to a small audience of members, most often as New Year's greetings. These privately published images included a wonderful range of subjects and lavish printing techniques such as embossing, burnishing, and metallic pigments. Since surimono were not sold commercially, the print runs were very small and original Edo era surimono are incredibly rare.
Series - none
Artist - see Biography
Signature - Zeshin, with his otoshidama
Publisher - none (privately commissioned)
Image Size - 18.0 x 19.0 cm (7 1/8" x 7 7/6")
Condition - single sheet, nishiki-e (cloured woodblock); Surimono; ink, red color; folding line on the back
Copyright 2008 ff: Hans P. Boehme