Identification title(s): plum blossom. Ume no hana (title on object). A series of five prints for the katsushika poets' association: colors of spring (series title). Katsushika goban - haru no akebonosome (series title). Object type: surimono object number: rp-p-1958-379. Catalog reference: forrer 462. Jap cat iii 252. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228 collector's mark, passe-partout, lower left, printed: jabd. H with a rooster. Description: a young lady wearing a kimono with a plum blossom pattern. With two poems. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: yashima gakutei (mentioned on object), poet: bunkaisha nazuki (mentioned on object), poet: bunkyôsha hazemaru (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: japan. Date: ca. 1829. Physical features: color woodcut; embossing; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments. Material: paper technique: color woodcut / blind printing. Dimensions: top: h 207 mm (shikishiban) × w 182 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: plants; vegetation (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming). Credit line: bequest of j. A. Bierens de haan, amsterdam. Acquisition: bequest 1958. Date: circa 1829.
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