Kubo Shunman (1757-1820), Moths and Butterflies, from the series An Illustrated Collection of Butterflies for the Kasumi Group (Kasumi-ren guncho gafu), circa 1804-18

Kubo Shunman (1757-1820)

Moths and Butterflies, from the series An Illustrated Collection of Butterflies for the Kasumi Group (Kasumi-ren guncho gafu), circa 1804-18

Woodblock print, surimono, embellished with embossing and metallic pigments
Signed Sho Shunman sei
Privately issued

Shikishiban:
18.9 x 16.7 cm. (7 1/2 x 6 5/8 in.)

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From the extremely rare and beautiful series titled An Illustrated Collection of Butterflies for the Kasumi Group (Kasumi-ren guncho gafu). The set comprising eight designs in total, each with the...

From the extremely rare and beautiful series titled An Illustrated Collection of Butterflies for the Kasumi Group (Kasumi-ren guncho gafu). The set comprising eight designs in total, each with the name of the Kasumi Group in a fan-shaped cartouche, above the series title. Each design with poems around the insects. Here poems by Aitei Hoju and an associate.

Considered amongst the most exquisitely printed of all surimono, a complete set can be found in The MET, New York, see:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/60025271
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/60024899
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/60025270
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/60025274
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/60025269
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/60025272
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/60025273
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/60025170

For another impression of the same print in the collection of the Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, accession no. 1933.4.1372, go to:
https://harvardartmuseums.org/art/208147

Provenance

A Distinguished Private Collection

Surimono

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