A Woman as Ebisu, Hanagasa Poetry Club Surimono

A woman in a striped kimono sits by a pillar, holding a sea bream beside a bamboo branch, while a child in a checked robe and red hat crouches at her feet. A poem column fills the left border, and a sea bream, a red object and a tub of plants appear in the scene. The color woodblock print has a pale cream ground and blue-patterned frame.

Artist

Katsukawa Shuntei

Date

c. 1820

Medium

Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono

Source

Art Institute of Chicago

Size

1686 × 1917 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Helen C. Gunsaulus