Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | The Pillow Shell (Makura no kai) | Edo period, 19th century
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Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
The Pillow Shell (Makura no kai)
Edo period, 19th century
woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing, depicting an assortment of objects comprising of a scented pillow, a cypress wood box containing pickled aubergine and a woodblock print of the Seven Gods of Fortune sailing on the Treasure Ship, from the series Shell-Matching Game with Genroku Poets (Genroku kasen kai awase), signed Getchi rojin Iitsu hitsu, privately issued for the Yomogawa Poetry Group in 1821, poems by Poems by Mama Kawanami and Shojuan
Surimono, kakuban: 20.6 x 18.3 cm., 8⅛ x 7¼ in.
For a different impression in the collection of the Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, object number 1933.4.1767, go to: