Art Institute of Chicago
A Giant Radish, Chrysanthemums, and Ferns
Ryuryukyo Shinsai (Japanese, active 1799–1823)LinkedCulture matchlcp-48ae9ceb5947
- Date
- About 1820
- Medium
- Color woodblock print; surimono
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 23525
This is a specific type of print known as a surimono, which means “something printed.” Prints of this type were produced on thicker paper than standard woodblock prints, and they were never sold—only privately commissioned. As a result, they did not carry the censorship or publisher’s seals required on commercial prints. Surimono were used among small groups of like-minded intellectuals as invitations or announcements and to celebrate the new year or other special events.
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- Credit line
- Clarence Buckingham Collection
- Provenance
- S. & G. Gump, San Francisco; sold to Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858–1937), Chicago, Mar. 1917; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1925.
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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