Untitled

Takashima Chiharu

19th century · Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Untitled — Takashima Chiharu

The design of this surimono, a sumptuous print commissioned by one of the poetry clubs that flourished in the urban society of early-nineteenth-century Edo, uses the accoutrements of a Bugaku performance as auspicious imagery for a New Year's greeting.

Artist
Takashima Chiharu
Date
19th century
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Department
Asian Art
Credit line
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

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