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New Year Gift

A work made of color woodblock print; surimono.
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  • A work made of color woodblock print; surimono.

Date:

1863

Artist:

Kamata Gensen
Japanese, 1844-?

About this artwork

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.

Status

Currently Off View

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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