Something near and yet far, New Year sunrise at Susaki (Tōkute chikaki mono Susaki no hatsuhinode) (CBL J 2098), Hokkei, circa 1819

Woodblock print, ‘something near and yet far, new year sunrise at susaki’ (tōkute chikaki mono susaki no hatsuhinode) from the series ‘pillow book for the mutsumi group’ (mutsumigawa bantsuzuki makura no sōshi) by totoya hokkei, printed in japan around 1819. Shikishiban format, surimono print with poem by nantei habahiro. Chester beatty library j 2098. Date: circa 1819.