Beyond ukiyo-e, there was a whole other layer of Japanese printmaking in the late 18th and early 19th century: surimono. The word translates as “printed things”, and they were non-commercial ...

20.3 x 16.5 cm. (8 x 6.5 in.) ...

each 20.9 x 18.5 cm., 8¼ x 7¼ in.

20.8 x 18.2 cm. (8.2 x 7.2 in.) - No.4, Thin Clouds (Yon, Usugumo), from the series Famous Horses (Meiba soroe), signed Nisei Yanagawa Shigenobu ga (Pictured by Yanagawa Shigenobu II), sealed ...

8 1/8 x 7 1/4in (20.8 x 18.4cm) 8 1/4 x 7 1/8in (21.1 x 18.2cm) ...

In autumn 2020, the exhibition Surimono – Celebratory Poetry Prints from Japan will open at the Government Museum and Art Gallery in Chandigarh. This being the first time a Swiss museum exhibits ...