Image

Woodblock print of two sushi topped adorned with tan leaves served on a large brown leaf. A small leafy twig completes the arrangement. Handwritten text occupies the space above it.

Nagayama Kōin 長山孔寅

Cakes Wrapped in Oak Leaves

Description

Maker

Nagayama Kōin 長山孔寅 (Japanese, 1765-1849
b. in Akita)

Title

Cakes Wrapped in Oak Leaves

Period

Edo Period

Year

1822

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Shikishiban: 21 x 17.6 cm (8 1/4 x 6 15/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.54

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Surimono from Osaka and Edo
The Pumpelly Album
May 23, 2008 – Oct 05, 2008
Marking the Occasion
The Japanese Tradition of Surimono
Feb 03, 2006 – May 28, 2006

Label copy

These rice cakes, known in Japanese as Kashiwa mochi, are filled with sweet bean paste and wrapped in oak leaves for the celebration of the Boys’ Day Festival, a traditional holiday that fell on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. In Modern Japan, the holiday is now called Children’s Day and falls on May 5.

Marking the Occasion
Surimono from Edo and Osaka
Sep 15, 2000 – Dec 03, 2000

Label copy

These rice cakes, known in Japanese as kashiwamochi, are filled with sweet bean paste and wrapped in oak leaves for the celebration of the Boys’ Day Festival, a traditional holiday that fell on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. In modern Japan, the holiday is now called Children’s Day and falls on May 5.

Surimono
Selections from the Japanese Print Collection
Jun 09, 1998 – Sep 08, 1998
Small Pleasures
Surimono from the Nineteenth Century
Mar 15, 1991 – Apr 28, 1991

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Tombstone

Nagayama Kōin 長山孔寅 (Japanese, 1765-1849
b. in Akita)
Cakes Wrapped in Oak Leaves, 1822
Polychrome woodblock print
Shikishiban: 21 x 17.6 cm (8 1/4 x 6 15/16 inches)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.54

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