Surimono (lit. `printed object’) are privately published prints inscribed with a dedication or poem that reflects upon everyday themes. This catalogue includes more than 150 illustrations of prints drawn from the splendid Amsterdam Rijksmuseum collection. It also contains in-depth essays discussing the history of surimono and the subjects depicted in the prints, which incorporate seasonal references and classical themes. Most of the poems on the selected prints have been translated into English. This publication is an important reference work in the study of surimono.
- ISBN10 9074822347
- ISBN13 9789074822343
- Publish Date 1 January 2001
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 8 January 2008
- Publish Country NL
- Publisher Brill
- Imprint Hotei Publishing,The Netherlands
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 195
- Language English
- URL http://brill.com/product_id26495