Yellow Roses (Yae yamabuki) and Creeping Saxifrages (Yukinoshita), from the series "Collection of Plants for the Kasumi Poetry Circle (Kasumi-ren somoku awase)"
1810s
Medium
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
Dimensions
21 × 18.2 cm (8 5/16 × 7 3/16 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
81380
Art Historical Context
In the early 19th century, during Japan's Edo period, Kubo Shunman crafted this exquisite *shikishiban surimono*—a square-format color woodblock print designed for private circulation. Titled *Yellow Roses (Yae yamabuki) and Creeping Saxifrages (Yukinoshita)*, it belongs to the series *Collection of Plants for the Kasumi Poetry Circle (Kasumi-ren somoku awase)*, created around the 1810s. Measuring just 21 × 18.2 cm, its intimate size suited personal appreciation, often as New Year's greetings or poetry keepsakes among elite circles. Surimono like this were luxurious commissions, featuring vib...
About the Artist
Kubo Shunman · 1757–1820
Japanese, 1757–1820