Incense Boxes with a Wrapping Cloth

Kubo Shunman Japanese
1808
Not on view
Two incense containers are depicted on this privately commissioned, high-quality New Year's print (surimono): one is fan shaped, carved in red lacquer, and depicts plum blossom motifs; the other, a tiered incense holder, is decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay in the Somada style. The incense boxes are placed on a wrapping cloth that represents spring through the association with plum blossoms, and reflects the content of the poem appearing at the top of the print.

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Object Information
  • Title: Incense Boxes with a Wrapping Cloth
  • Artist: Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: 1808
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (14 x 19.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
  • Object Number: JP2113
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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