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「霞連草木合」 牡丹と菖蒲
Iris and Peony, from the series Plants for the Kasumi Circle (Kasumiren sômoku awase)
「霞連草木合」 牡丹と菖蒲
Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820)
Japanese
Edo period
mid to late 1810s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 20.8 x 18.4 cm (8 3/16 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6199
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Keyes, Art of Surimono (Chester Beatty cat., 1985), vol. 2, #323 (later copy); Hillier, Vever cat. 2 (1976), #527
DescriptionPoems translated in Keyes 1985, vol. 2, p. 366.
Signed
Shunman sei
俊満製
俊満製
InscriptionsPoem by Gurendô Nakakubo: Haru natsu no/ ai no iro naru/ kakitsubata/ mizu no asaki ni/ fukaki murasaki
Poem by Haikai Utaba: Hana no iro wa/ mochiya sakaya to/ sakiwakete/ dore mo me ni tsuku/ tonarigusa kana
Poem by Haikai Utaba: Hana no iro wa/ mochiya sakaya to/ sakiwakete/ dore mo me ni tsuku/ tonarigusa kana
ProvenanceJune 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Sumitomo collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.