Plum Blossom and Green Willow: Japanese Surimono Poetry Prints from the Ashmolean Museum

by Clare Pollard and Kiyoko Hanaoka

An introduction to the art of surimono, illustrated with previously unpublished examples from the Ashmolean Museum's collectionsThe works included here have never-published before in any formThe poems included in the works have been translated into EnglishBecause money was no object, surimono usually used the finest materials and printing techniques. Most consisted of a picture combined with related poems, and the arrangement of the illustration and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1910807265
• ISBN13: 9781910807262
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Ashmolean Museum
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.6" x 11.0"