Baien 梅園

Two Albums of Verse

Maker

Baien 梅園 (Japanese, 1820s)

Title

Two Albums of Verse

Period

Edo Period

Year

ca. 1825-1827

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Image: 14.1 x 18.4 cm (5 9/16 x 7 1/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.63

Type

Exhibition History

Text, Paratext, and Images
Sep 01, 2020 – Jul 24, 2021

Label copy

The upper print depicts two books featuring verses accompanied by relevant illustrations. The two smaller prints below are poem cards, possibly used in playing karuta, a game in which competitors try to grab corresponding cards as soon as they hear the beginning of poems asssociated with those cards. Personal identity and taste were reflected through owning and using these text-bearing objects, signaling a kind of cultural capital. [see also 56.039.64, .65]

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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

Baien 梅園 (Japanese, 1820s)
Two Albums of Verse, ca. 1825-1827
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 14.1 x 18.4 cm (5 9/16 x 7 1/4 inches)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.63

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