A Picture by Hishikawa Moronobu: Woman with a Set of Poem Cards
Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850)
mid 1820s
Medium
color woodblock print (surimono) with gold, silver, and embossing
Dimensions
21 × 18.4 cm
Classification
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
Accession Number
1985.324
Tags
male
About this artwork
The poem by Ganjotei Shirataka reads: Friendly, amid the starry forest of the plum branches the voice of the warbler singing of the sun and moon.