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Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信

The Poet Chiyo no Matsuhiko with a Companion

Maker

Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信 (1787-1832
worked in Edo and Osaka, Japan)

Title

The Poet Chiyo no Matsuhiko with a Companion

Period

Edo Period

Year

probably spring 1823

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Shikishiban: 22.1 x 18.9 cm (8 11/16 x 7 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 難波津の 花とやこれを もうさなん 気もうかれ女の いまみやの森
千代松彦

Seals: Designer seal: 柳川 Yanagawa
Block Cutter seal: 谷清好 Tani Seikō

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.4

Type

Exhibition History

Surimono from Osaka and Edo
The Pumpelly Album
May 23, 2008 – Oct 05, 2008
Marking the Occasion
Surimono from Edo and Osaka
Sep 15, 2000 – Dec 03, 2000

Label copy

The poem by Chiyo Matsuhiko identifies the subject of this print as a visit to Imamiya, a temple associated with Ebisu, the god of business who also signals good fortune. The bamboo branch carried by one of the servants is distributed on January 10 at a festival for Ebisu that is part of the New Year season. Finally, the character for pine (matsu) on the merchant’s jacket is part of the poet Matsuhiko’s name and adds another level of reference to the visual imagery of the print.

Private Images in Print
Surimono
Jul 31, 1992 – Sep 27, 1992

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Tombstone

Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信 (1787-1832
worked in Edo and Osaka, Japan)
Tani Seikō 谷清好 (1822 - 1831, Edo and Osaka, Japan), block carver
The Poet Chiyo no Matsuhiko with a Companion, probably spring 1823
polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment
Shikishiban: 22.1 x 18.9 cm (8 11/16 x 7 7/16 inches)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.4

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