surimono

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Object Type
Museum number: 2018,3007.8
Description: Surimono; colour woodblock print. Three folding fans. Poems contributed by kabuki actors.
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School/style
Cultures/periods: Edo Period; Bunsei Era
Production date: 1819
Production place: Made in: Osaka-shi
Materials
Technique: woodblock; colour
Dimensions: Height: 37.70 centimetres; Width: 51 centimetres
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Curator's comments: The top fan is made of cypress (hiōgi); the middle one, mostly folded, has a gold moon against a silver background; and the bottom one, fully open, has a red sun against a metallic background. Fourteen poems are printed above. Authors include the kabuki actors Kigan 鬼丸 (Asao Kuzaemon I, 1758-1824), Koroku 小ろく (Arashi Koroku IV, 1783-1826) and Rikan 璃寛 (Arashi Rikan II, 1788-1837).
Location: Not on display
Subjects: personal accessory; actor/actress; kabuki
Associated names: Named in inscription: Asao Kuzaemon I 初代浅尾工左衛門; Named in inscription: Arashi Koroku IV 四代目嵐小六; Named in inscription: Arashi Rikan II 二代目嵐璃寛
Associated places: Associated with: Osaka-shi
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Israel Goldman; In Memory of: Julie Buch; In Memory of: Rudolf Buch
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Previous owner
Acquisition date: 2018
Department: Asia
Registration number: 2018,3007.8

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