Surimono - Surimono are an exclusive subcategory of Japanese woodblock prints. Poetry clubs commissioned these designs for distribution to a small audience of members, most often as New Year's greetings. These privately published images included a wonderful range of subjects and lavish printing techniques such as embossing, burnishing, and metallic pigments. Since surimono were not sold commercially, the print runs were very small and original Edo era surimono are incredibly rare in the market today. These fine quality suriomono reprints offer a great way to collect these classic designs at an affordable price.

Comments - Interesting image of a young Heian era beauty with long black hair, in the dress of a Shinto shrine maiden. She wears an embossed white kimono tucked into full red pants, her hair trailing over her shoulder and onto the floor around her. She looks down with a pensive, slightly unhappy expression, a large incense burner hanging before her. A finely detailed surimono design, with metallic pigment that has oxidized to a dark tone on the incense burner and the beauty's headdress.

Artist - Hokkei (1780 - 1850)

Image Size - 8 1/4" x 7 1/4"

Condition - This print with good detail as shown. Some prints have a couple creases at edges or spots. Please see photos for details.