窪俊満画 煙草入れ袋と煙管『春雨集』 摺物帖|Pipe and Tobacco PouchFrom the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1
ca. 1810s
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
5 9/16 x 7 1/8 in. (14.1 x 18.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
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
JP1907
Art Historical Context
Behold the delicate charm of *Pipe and Tobacco Pouch* fromThe Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū)*, volume 1, crafted by Kubo Shunman around the 1810s. This intimate woodblock print (surono) captures everyday Japanese life with poetic elegance: a slender kiseru pipe and its tobacco pouch rest gracefully, evoking quiet moments amid the Edo period's bustling urban culture (1615–1868). Shunman, a master of ukiyo-e—the "pictures of the floating world"—infused his works with refined lyricism, often blending his skills as a poet and printmaker. Surimono like this were privately commissioned luxur...
About the Artist
Kubo Shunman · 1757–1820
Japanese, 1757–1820