Identification title(s): geisha and peacock on plum blossom. A series of ten prints for the honchôren (series title). Honchôren jûbantsuzuki (series title on object). Object type: surimono object number: rp-p-1958-431. Catalog reference: forrer 419. Jap cat iii 225. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228 collector's mark, passe-partout, lower left, printed: jabd. H with a rooster. Description: a circular cartouche with a portrait of a geisha and a fan-shaped cartouche with a peacock surrounded by silver-colored clouds. With one poem about a peacock. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: yashima gakutei (mentioned on object), poet: asanoya naonari (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: japan. Dating: 1822 - 1825. Physical characteristics: color woodcut; embossing; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments. Material: paper technique: color woodcut / blind printing. Dimensions: top: h 208 mm (shikishiban) × w 170 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: courtesan, hetaeraornamental birds: peacock. Credit line: bequest of j. A. Bierens de haan, amsterdam. Acquisition: bequest 1958. Date: between 1822 and 1825.
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