Identification title(s): surimono for the year 1822. Object type: print surimono object number: rp-p-2006-113. Description: a bowl with three pieces of fish (?) in it and loose flowers next to it. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: yashima gakutei. Place of manufacture: japan. Date: 1822. Physical features: color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks. Material: paper technique: color woodcut. Dimensions: sheet: h 136 mm × 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: purchase from the goslings new. Beerta fund/rijksmuseum fund. Acquisition: purchase 2006. Date: 1822.
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