Two birds and the Moon

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Title

Two birds and the Moon

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Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This woodblock print is a good example of the Japanese surimono art form. These limited-edition, privately commissioned works are finely crafted; smaller than an ōban, they often combine verse and image in complementary arrangements. The sophistication of surimono printing is evident in the suggestive gauffrage designs, judicious applications of silver pigment and delicate tonal modulation in the depiction of crows (karasu) flying before the moon by Ryūryūkyo Shinsai (c.1764–1823). In the Shi...

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Format

Image

Date created

1799 - 1823

Creator

Shinsai Ryūryūkyo

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1528098

Related subjects

Birds / Moon / paper / ink / colour woodcuts / works on paper / surimono / woodcut / embossing / Late Edo / Tokyo / Japanese

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