職人盡歌合|Poetry Contest by Various Artisans (Shokunin zukushi uta-awase)
ca. 1744
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 10 1/8 × 7 3/16 × 5/8 in. (25.7 × 18.3 × 1.6 cm)
Classification
Illustrated Books
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession Number
JIB97
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About this artwork
This woodblock-printed book presents a "Poetry Contest by Various Artisans" (Shokunin zukushi uta-awase), created around 1744 after designs attributed to Tosa Mitsunobu (active circa 1462-1525). The work measures approximately ten and one-eighth by seven and three-sixteenths inches and employs ink on paper to depict various craftspeople and artisans in the traditional Japanese poetry contest format. Following Japanese convention, the book is read from right to left, with each page pairing images...