うし和歌春|Two Women, from the series Spring Poems on Ushiwaka for the Year of the Ox (Ushiwaka haru)
1805
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
5 5/16 x 6 11/16 in. (13.5 x 17 cm) (trimmed)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939
Accession Number
JP3002
Tags
Art Historical Context
Hishikawa Sōri's *Two Women, from the series Spring Poems on Ushiw for the Year of the Ox (Ushiwaka haru)* (1805) is a delicate woodblock print, or *surimono*, crafted during Japan's Edo period (1615–1868). Measuring just 5 5/16 x 6 11/16 inches, this intimate format was typical of *surimono*—privately commissioned prints often exchanged as New Year's greetings among poetry enthusiasts. Printed with vibrant inks and colors on paper, it captures two elegant women amid trees, evoking the serene beauty of spring in a style rooted in ukiyo-e traditions. The artwork belongs to a thematic series bl...