Identification title(s): horse: ôji. Uma-oji (title on object). Famous places in edo and the twelve signs of the zodiac (series title). Edo meisho mitate jûnishi (series title on object). Object type: surimono object number: rp-p-1958-384. Catalog reference: forrer 446. Jap cat iii 264. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228 collector's mark, passe-partout, lower left, printed: jabd. H with a rooster. Description: girl washes a large lacquered tray near a water bowl. Sign of horse and ôji (suburb of edo). With three poems. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: yashima gakutei (mentioned on object), poet: kaentei shigeki (mentioned on object), poet: bunsensha (mentioned on object), poet: karindô (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: japan. Date: ca. 1827. Physical features: color woodcut; embossing; line block in black with color blocks. Material: paper technique: color woodcut / blind printing. Dimensions: top: h 211 mm (shikishiban) × w 186 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. Subject: what: plants; vegetation (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming). Credit line: bequest of j. A. Bierens de haan, amsterdam. Acquisition: bequest 1958. Date: circa 1827.
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