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Baien 梅園

Mackerel Sushi

Description

Maker

Baien 梅園 (Japanese, 1820s)

Title

Mackerel Sushi

Period

Edo Period

Year

ca. 1825-1827

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and colors

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Plate: 21.4 x 18.4 cm (8 7/16 x 7 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Calligraphy on paper at LL side; calligraphy at top.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.61

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

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

Label copy

A poem by Tsurunoya Osamaru (ca. 1751-ca. 1839) appears in the upper left corner, and the gourd seal of blockcutter Tani Seiko (act. 1822-1831) appears in the lower left corner. Baien is the poet Ki no Tsukunari (d. 1886).

Small Pleasures
Surimono from the Nineteenth Century
Mar 15, 1991 – Apr 28, 1991

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Tombstone

Baien 梅園 (Japanese, 1820s)
Mackerel Sushi, ca. 1825-1827
Polychrome woodblock print
Plate: 21.4 x 18.4 cm (8 7/16 x 7 1/4 inches)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.61

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