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Takashima Chiharu Japanese
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The design of this surimono, a sumptuous print commissioned by one of the poetry clubs that flourished in the urban society of early-nineteenth-century Edo, uses the accoutrements of a Bugaku performance as auspicious imagery for a New Year's greeting.
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Title: Drum and Keiro, A Kind of Musical Instrument Used for the Bugaku Dance
Artist:
Takashima Chiharu (Japanese, 1777–1859) (?)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 8 13/16 x 3 15/16 in. (22.4 x 10 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Object Number: JP2227
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