Identification title(s): woman with cat on the table. Elegant women as the heroes of the suikoden - from a series of one hundred and eight (series title). Fûzoku onna suikoden - hyakuhachiban no uchi (series title on object). Object type: surimono object number: rp-p-1958-495. Catalog reference: forrer 589. Jap cat iv 200. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228 collector's mark, passe-partout, lower left, printed: jabd. H with a rooster. Description: a woman relaxes under a so-called 'kotatsu', a table covered with a blanket and a stove underneath as heating. She is holding a long pipe and next to her is a book and a box with smoking utensils. There is a second, closed book against the blanket, entitled 'stories from the waterfront' (suikoden). There is a cat on top of the table - probably because it is a nice warm spot. This print refers to wu sung, one of the heroes from the book that fell off the table (suikoden), who killed a tiger with his bare hands - the cat represents the tiger. With two poems. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: utagawa kuniyoshi (mentioned on object), poet: kamenoya osamaru (mentioned on object), poet: hisakataya (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: japan. Date: 1832. Physical features: color woodcut; embossing; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments. Material: paper technique: color woodcut / blind printing. 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. Credit line: bequest of j. A. Bierens de haan, amsterdam. Acquisition: bequest 1958. Date: 1832.
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