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Mori Shunkei 森春渓

Bird on a Crabapple Tree

Maker

Mori Shunkei 森春渓 (1800 - 1820, Osaka, Japan)
Tani Seikō 谷清好 (1822 - 1831, Edo and Osaka, Japan), block carver

Title

Bird on a Crabapple Tree

Period

Edo Period

Year

mid-1820s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Shikishiban: 21 x 17.9 cm (8 1/4 x 7 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 海棠廼花埜左加理爾加良比登能一枝乎󠄀綺羅婆鬚哉哉奇良禮（礼）牟 - 鶴廼屋

荘子奈良天■爾■■禮留海棠恵胡蝶爾何良奴交鳥毛祇津　
- 峯廼屋松彦

Seals: Designer's seal: 春渓 Shunkei
Block carver's seal: 谷清好

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.67

Type

Exhibition History

Deep Cuts
Stories from Japanese Surimono Prints
May 23, 2026 – Oct 04, 2026
Surimono from Osaka and Edo
The Pumpelly Album
May 23, 2008 – Oct 05, 2008

Label copy

Printed on blue silk, this unusual print designed by painter Mori Shunkei imitates a Chinese-style bird-and-flower composition. The poems, too, are written in Chinese verse. The blocks were cut by the poet Chiyo no Matsuhiko (act. mid-1820s), another protégé of Tani Seiko (act. 1822-1831).

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Mori Shunkei 森春渓 (1800 - 1820, Osaka, Japan)
Tani Seikō 谷清好 (1822 - 1831, Edo and Osaka, Japan), block carver
Bird on a Crabapple Tree, mid-1820s
Polychrome woodblock print (surimono)
Shikishiban: 21 x 17.9 cm (8 1/4 x 7 1/16 inches)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.67

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