Bamboo-Lined Entrance to a Castle
1797
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 4 7/8 x 6 1/2 in. (12.4 x 16.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Marjorie H. Holden Gift, 2012
Accession Number
2012.248.28
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About this artwork
This 1797 surimono by Kubo Shunman depicts a bamboo-lined entrance to a castle, combining landscape imagery with the refined aesthetic sensibility characteristic of late Edo period printmaking. Created as a woodblock print with ink and color on paper, this work exemplifies the surimono tradition of privately commissioned prints that integrated visual art with poetry, often commemorating specific occasions or seasons. The date 1797 places this work during Shunman's mature period, when he had full...
About the Artist
Kubo Shunman · 1757–1820
Japanese, 1757–1820