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Yuitsusai

Lacquered Box of Poem Cards

Maker

Yuitsusai (active early 19th century)

Title

Lacquered Box of Poem Cards

Period

Edo Period

Year

early to mid-1820s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Plate: 21.3 x 18.9 cm (8 3/8 x 7 7/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.82

Type

Exhibition History

Prints for the Japanese New Year
Dec 17, 2010 – Apr 17, 2011

Label copy

Karuta, a matching card game, was a traditional New Year’s pastime.

Here, Yuitsusai depicted cards for the game derived from the poetry anthology Single Poems by One Hundred Poets, where players matched excerpts from the poems.

Prints for the Japanese New Year
Dec 15, 1995 – Mar 10, 1996
Private Images in Print
Surimono
Jul 31, 1992 – Sep 27, 1992
A Celebration of the New Year in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Jan 01, 1990 – Mar 01, 1990

Label copy

Karuta, a card game which requires players to match correct poem cards (from the collection of poems, Ogura hyakunin isshu or "One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets") to the verse recited by the reader, is a traditional New Year's pastime. The print creates a visual dialogue between the cards representing verses by Emperor Koko and Lady Sei Shonagon and the verse printed in the upper left.

Japanese Surimono Prints
Nov 28, 1986 – Jan 25, 1987

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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

Yuitsusai (active early 19th century)
Lacquered Box of Poem Cards, early to mid-1820s
Polychrome woodblock print
Plate: 21.3 x 18.9 cm (8 3/8 x 7 7/16 inches)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.82

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