Tag Archives: Surimono

Japanese White-eyes on a Branch of Peach Tree

Japanese White-eyes on a Branch of Peach Tree,” from the Series An Array of Birds (Tori awase), from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō, vol. 3) by Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820).

Japanese White-eyes on a Branch of Peach Tree,” from the Series An Array of Birds (Tori awase), from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō, vol. 3) by Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820)

 

 

 

link:

http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/54066

Large and Small Fish Swimming Among Shells and Moss at the Bottom of the Sea

Large and Small Fish Swimming Among Shells and Moss at the Bottom of the Sea by Ryūryūkyo Shinsai (Japanese, active ca. 1799–1823).

Shinsai was a Hokusai student and he ranks as one of the earliest surimono designers to render subjects other than people, for example the print published towards the end of his career entitled Koi yama (‘Carp float ( yama is the abbreviation of yamaboko, meaning ‘float’); 1820; Dublin, Chester Beatty Lib.).

Shells and Moss at the Bottom of the Sea

 

Link:

http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/54379?rpp=20&pg=2&ao=on&ft=fish&where=Japan&pos=26

Roses and Bamboo with Nightingale

Buongiorno!

Today’s watercolor is a copy of a woodblock print (surinomo (1)) made by Teisei Hokuba.

Hokuba, who often signed his name Teisei Hokuba, was born and lived in Edo. He was one of the most successful pupils of the great master Katsushika Hokusai (1760 – 1849).  He was a  prolific artist, almost up to his teacher’s caliber.

He was a very good ukiyo-e painter, as well as printmaker and illustrator. He designed many surimono and a number of illustrations for poetry (kyoka (2)) books and novels, and is known mainly for his paintings of beauties (bijin-ga).

Although he was very prolific,  no attempt has been made so far to document his large body of work. So any information about him is welcome.

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Here is the link to the original:

http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/54145

(1) Surinomo beeing privately published prints

(2) Kyοka beeing mad or satirical illustrated poems