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Basket with Fan, Chrysanthemums, and Mushrooms

early 1800s

attributed to Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎

(Japanese, 1760–1849)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
color woodblock print
Measurements
Sheet: 19.1 x 52.8 cm (7 1/2 x 20 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Ralph King 1949.153
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Description

A surimono is a privately commissioned print used to announce or commemorate a special event. Because the chrysanthemum is the premier symbol of autumn, this print may have been made to celebrate the changing of the seasons.
A horizontally oriented color woodblock print depicts a woven green basket filled with tan mushrooms against a cream background. Behind the basket, a fan-shaped panel features columns of black calligraphy. Pink, yellow, and white chrysanthemums sprout around the central objects. In the lower left, a large yellow and white flower with dark-green leaves anchors the scene, its white petals textured with embossing and yellow center bleeding into the petals.

Basket with Fan, Chrysanthemums, and Mushrooms

early 1800s

Katsushika Hokusai

(Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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