New Year Gift

Arts of Asia

1863

Kamata Gensen
Japanese, 1844-?

This egoyomi print shows a plum blossom branch with noshi (gift-strip paper) for the New Year. It also includes a listing of daisho, or the long and short months. The first day of each zodiac sign for the months of 1863 is included in the poems. Kamata Gensen cheekily imitated the format and characters of official calendars issued by the government. Gensen wrote that he designed the print in response to a request, probably by the host of this particular poetry gathering.

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Department: Arts of Asia

Artist: Kamata Gensen
Title: New Year Gift
Place: Japan (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1863
Medium: Color woodblock print; surimono
Dimensions: 23.9 × 9 cm (9 7/16 × 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line: Charles H. Mitchell Collection unrestricted gift
Reference Number: 1972.1560
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