Fish and Bamboo

Arts of Asia

1860s

Maezawa Otei
Japanese, 1827-?

This is a depiction of a nabeka, a saltwater fish that lives in the shallows by the coast, and bamboo plumes, which were an autumnal gourmet treat. As such, they are a tasty symbol of the season and are used in communal feasts in fine restaurants.
As in Shoki Banner, Kiitsu is the host of this group. The other members of the group, however, are different, indicating that Kiitsu must have been the leader of multiple groups in the Osaka region and was perhaps active as a poetry teacher. The artist Maezawa Ohtei designed numerous surimono in the 1850s and 1860s and was probably a popular designer for poetry groups at the time.

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Department: Arts of Asia

Artist: Maezawa Otei
Title: Fish and Bamboo
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.: 1860–1869
Medium: Color woodblock print; surimono
Dimensions: 24.8 × 18.4 cm (9 13/16 × 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Charles H. Mitchell Collection unrestricted gift
Reference Number: 1972.1762
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