Identificationtitle(s): poet's writing table. Object type: surimono object number: rp-p-1958-427. Catalog reference: forrer 417. Jap cat iii 201. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228 collector's mark, passe-partout, lower left, printed: jabd. H with a rooster. Description: a framed calligraphy book rests against a writing table on which a stack of books, a bamboo painting, a pot of peacock feathers and a writing box. Under the table more books, a lacquer box and a flute wrapped in cloth. The calligraphy reads 'tôjuen' which is the new name of the poet yôjuen kamikomaru. With two poems. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: yashima gakutei (mentioned on object), poet: tôjuen nandara (mentioned on object), poet: rokujuen (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: japan. Date: 1822. Physical features: color woodcut; embossing; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments. Material: paper technique: color woodcut / blind printing. Dimensions: top: h 211 mm (shikishiban) × w 189 mm explanation a surimono is a luxurious print in which an image is combined with one or more poems. When printing a surimono, thicker paper, blind printing and metal pigments, such as copper and silver powder, were often used. The prints were often commissioned by poets and given as exclusive gifts to friends and relations. Credit line: bequest of j. A. Bierens de haan, amsterdam. Acquisition: bequest 1958. Date: 1822.
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