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The Plum-blossom Shell (Ume no hana kai), from the series The Poetry-Shell Matching Game of the Genroku Era (Genroku kasen kai awase)


「元禄歌仙貝合 梅のはな貝」
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Edo period
1821 (Bunsei 4)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Shikishiban; 21 x 18.2 cm (8 1/4 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9225
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné For others in the series: McKee, Japanese Poetry Prints (2006), cat. nos. 19, 23, 24
DescriptionCommissioned by the Four Directions Group (Yomogawa)
Signed Getchi rôjin Iitsu hitsu
月癖老人為一筆