Japanese White-eyes on a Branch of Peach Tree,” from the Series An Array of Birds (Tori awase), from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō, vol. 3) by Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820).
link:
http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/54066
Flat Bowl with Eggs by Unidentified Artist.
I would love to include the English translation of these surimonos; if anyone can help with the translating I would be greatly appreciative.
Link:
http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/55082
Wine Pot, Wine Cup and Folded Fan by Yashima Gakutei (Japanese, 1786?–1868).
Yashima Gakutei was a good Ukiyo-e craftsman, but was better known as a writer and poet. He was a kyoka-poet, putting his own poems in his prints.
Link:
http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/54032
Large and Small Fish Swimming Among Shells and Moss at the Bottom of the Sea by Ryūryūkyo Shinsai (Japanese, active ca. 1799–1823).
Shinsai was a Hokusai student and he ranks as one of the earliest surimono designers to render subjects other than people, for example the print published towards the end of his career entitled Koi yama (‘Carp float ( yama is the abbreviation of yamaboko, meaning ‘float’); 1820; Dublin, Chester Beatty Lib.).
Link:
Buongiorno!
Today’s watercolor is a copy of a woodblock print (surinomo (1)) made by Teisei Hokuba.
Hokuba, who often signed his name Teisei Hokuba, was born and lived in Edo. He was one of the most successful pupils of the great master Katsushika Hokusai (1760 – 1849). He was a prolific artist, almost up to his teacher’s caliber.
He was a very good ukiyo-e painter, as well as printmaker and illustrator. He designed many surimono and a number of illustrations for poetry (kyoka (2)) books and novels, and is known mainly for his paintings of beauties (bijin-ga).
Although he was very prolific, no attempt has been made so far to document his large body of work. So any information about him is welcome.
Here is the link to the original:
http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/54145
(1) Surinomo beeing privately published prints
(2) Kyοka beeing mad or satirical illustrated poems