Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎

Fan, Boxes, and Cloth

Maker

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎 (Japanese, Edo 1799-1820)

Title

Fan, Boxes, and Cloth

Period

Edo Period

Year

1820s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Image: 21.3 x 18.7 cm (8 3/8 x 7 3/8 inches) (Mat size: A)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.26

Type

Exhibition History

Surimono from Osaka and Edo
The Pumpelly Album
May 23, 2008 – Oct 05, 2008

Label copy

The silk wrapping cloth (fukusa) is the focus of a still life that includes a fan and several boxes, at least one of which is lacquered. The plum branch, resting on what appears to be a silk covering for a sheet of paper, most likely alludes to the New Year.

Marking the Occasion
The Japanese Tradition of Surimono
Feb 03, 2006 – May 28, 2006

Label copy

The silk wrapping cloth (fukusa) is the focus of a still life that includes a fan and several boxes, at least one of which is lacquered. The plum branch, resting on what appears to be a silk covering for a sheet of paper, certainly alludes to the New Year.

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

Label copy

The silk wrapping cloth (fukusa) is the focus of a still-life that includes a fan and several boxes, at least one of which is lacquered. The plum branch, resting on what appears to be a silk covering for a sheet of paper, certainly alludes to the New Year.

Surimono
Selections from the Japanese Print Collection
Jun 09, 1998 – Sep 08, 1998
Fan-Shaped Bird and Flower Prints from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Collection
May 11, 1990 – Jun 30, 1990

Image use

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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

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎 (Japanese, Edo 1799-1820)
Fan, Boxes, and Cloth, 1820s
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 21.3 x 18.7 cm (8 3/8 x 7 3/8 inches) (Mat size: A)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.26

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