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Memorial Surimono

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:

2nd month, 1883

Artist:

Shibata Zeshin
Japanese, 1807-1891

About this artwork

This memorial print was created to commemorate the seven-year anniversary of Sasaki Chikuju, a little-known haiku poet from Osaka. Memorial prints such as this became common in the mid- to late 19th century because they served as a visually pleasing way for poets, public figures, and those with cultural interests to remember a departed friend or teacher. These prints became an extension of the memorial service, a way for distant people to honor the deceased in words; here 202 people wrote commemorative poems. Such prints were also given to the participants at the memorial service.
The host of the print (and probably also the memorial service) was Sasaki Ippu, a son of the departed Chikuju. Another person, who called himself Chikufu Koji and was possibly a teacher of both father and son, wrote the title of the inscriptions at the upper right.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Shibata Zeshin

Title

Memorial Surimono

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.

1883

Medium

Color woodblock print; surimono

Dimensions

58.2 × 44.5 cm (22 15/16 × 17 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Charles H. Mitchell Collection unrestricted gift

Reference Number

1972.2043

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