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Parrot and Bells

A work made of color woodblock print; surimono.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of color woodblock print; surimono.

Date:

n.d.

Artist:

Tanaka Shutei
Japanese, 1810-1858

About this artwork

Tanaka Shutei, a painter and print designer, created a design of an exotic pet parrot on a metal stand for the haiku poet Kyuso, who seems to have been the leader of various poetry groups.
In each of these three prints, Kyuso chose to repeat the same basic design, although he was celebrating poetry collections by different groups on different occasions. He appears as host in every print, but he supplied a separate poem for each, and the other members were also different. The repetition of design implies that poetry hosts were not merely passive customers; they were often actively engaged in the production of prints.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Tanaka Shutei

Title

Parrot and Bells

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.

1810–1858

Medium

Color woodblock print; surimono

Dimensions

24.8 × 18.9 cm (9 13/16 × 7 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Charles H. Mitchell Collection unrestricted gift

Reference Number

1972.1904

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