Ōishi Matora

New Year

Maker

Ōishi Matora (Japanese, 1794-1833)
Tomoto Kobori, author
Tani Seiko (Japanese), block carver

Title

New Year

Period

Edo Period

Year

1820s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

21.8 x 18.6 cm (8 9/16 x 7 5/16 inches) (sheet) shikishiban; unmatted; folder size same as Mat A; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory a

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: Su7/379/XB6

[text and poems]
Left Poem by Tsurunoya; right poem by Futahashiratei? Shizuku of Tanshu Numajima

Signature: Matora

Seals: Artist's seal | illegible; printer's seal | lower right

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2003.39.2

Type

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

Ōishi Matora (Japanese, 1794-1833)
Tomoto Kobori, author
Tani Seiko (Japanese), block carver
New Year, 1820s
polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishments
21.8 x 18.6 cm (8 9/16 x 7 5/16 inches) (sheet) shikishiban; unmatted; folder size same as Mat A; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory a
Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 2003.39.2

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