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A Collection of Surimono

Kubo Shunman (1757–1820) | Seasoned Kelp and Asakusa Laver (Kashi konbu Asakusa nori) | Edo period, 19th century

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A Collection of Surimono

Kubo Shunman (1757–1820) 

Seasoned Kelp and Asakusa Laver (Kashi konbu Asakusa nori)

Edo period, 19th century 


woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing, from the series Plants for the Kasumi Circle (Kasumiren somoku awase), signed Shunman sei, privately issued for the Kasumi Poetry Group, circa 1810s


Surimono, shikishiban: 20 x 17.9 cm., 7⅞ x 7 in. 

For a different design from the same series in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The MET), New York, accession number JP2286, go to: 

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/54059