Cakes and Food Made of Seaweed
19th century
Medium
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
8 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (21 x 18.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture
Japan
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession Number
JP2290
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *Cakes and Food Made Seaweed*, a delicate 19th-century woodblock print byo Shunman, a of Japan's ukiyo-e tradition. Part of a luxurious surimono album—specially commissioned prints often exchanged as New Year's greetings—this intimate work (8¼ x 7¼ in.) captures an array of edible delights crafted from seaweed, rendered in vibrant ink and color on paper.man's precise lines and subtle shading evoke the textures of these whimsical confections, blending everyday cuisine with artistic whimsy. Surimono like this one were elite productions, featuring high-quality printing techniques such as ...
About the Artist
Kubo Shunman · 1757–1820
Japanese, 1757–1820