Identificationtitle(s): leek in light snow negi no awayuki (title on object). Object type: surimono object number: ak-mak-943 catalog reference forrer 167 jap cat iii 95. Description: a dead duck among leeks. With three poems. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker:
ryūryūkyo shinsai (1764–1825)
(mentioned on object), poet: kasanrō (mentioned on object) poet: saisanrō (mentioned on object) poet: shakuyakutei (mentioned on object)place of manufacture: japan. Dating: 1810 - 1815. Physical characteristics: color woodcut; embossing; line block in black with color blocks. Material: paper technique: color woodcut / blind printing. Dimensions: sheet: h 141 mm × 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. Topicwhat: water-birds: duck (non-fruit) products of plants or trees: onion. Acquisition and rights: credit line: loan from the association of friends of asian art (bequest of herman karel westendorp, 1968). Acquisition: loan 1972. Copyright: public domainorigin: …; collection of herman karel westendorp (1868-1941), amsterdam, 1941;{note rma. } his widow betsy westendorp-osieck (1880-1968), amsterdam, by whom bequeathed to the association of friends of asian art, 1968;{note rma. } from whom on loan to the museum, 1972. Date: between 1810 and 1815.
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