Identification title(s): ink stone: hakuei. Suzuki - hakuei. The four comrades from the writing desk of the ichiyôren (series title). Ichiyôren bunbô shiyû (series title on object). Object type: surimono object number: rp-p-1958-396. Catalog reference: forrer 450. Jap cat iii 260. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228 collector's mark, passe-partout, lower left, printed: jabd. H with a rooster. Description: the famous chinese calligrapher hakuei writes a poem about the water and the mountains. With two poems. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: yashima gakutei (mentioned on object), poet: bunkyôsha mochio (mentioned on object), poet: bunteisha shizumaru (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: japan. Date: ca. 1827. Physical features: color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments. Material: paper technique: color woodcut. Dimensions: top: h 209 mm (shikishiban) × w 184 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: calligraphy. Credit line: bequest of j. A. Bierens de haan, amsterdam. Acquisition: bequest 1958. Date: circa 1827.
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