Identificationtitle(s): the freshwater mussel shijimigai (title on object) a comparison game of poems (series title) kasen awase (series title on object). Object type: surimono object number: rp-p-1955-493. Catalog reference: forrer 163 jap cat iii 94. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: two women and a boy on their way to a temple on new year's day. One of the women holds a bamboo stick from which wrapped gifts hang, the boy carries the other side of the stick on his shoulder. From the poem it can be deduced that they are on their way to tenmangu temple at kameido, edo. With three poems. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: ryūryūkyo shinsai (mentioned on object) poet: momotei kakihito (mentioned on object) poet: narabe kazunari (mentioned on object) poet: danjūrō enba (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: japan. Date: 1809. Physical features: color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks; metal pigments. Material: paper technique: color woodcut. Dimensions: sheet: h 130 mm × w 181 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. Acquisition: purchase 1955. Date: 1809.
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