Basket with Fan, Chrysanthemums, and Mushrooms

Cleveland Museum of Art

Basket with Fan, Chrysanthemums, and Mushrooms

Katsushika Hokusai

Date
early 1800s
Medium
color woodblock print
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Japanese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

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.

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