Plum Blossom and Green Willow: Japanese Surimono Poetry Prints from the Ashmolean Museum

by Clare Pollard and Kiyoko Hanaoka

- An introduction to the art of surimono, illustrated with previously unpublished examples from the Ashmolean Museum's collections- The works included here have never-published before in any form- The poems included in the works have been translated into EnglishBecause money was no object, surimono usually used the finest materials and printing techniques. Most consisted of a picture combined with related poems, and the arrangement of the illustration...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1910807265
• ISBN13: 9781910807262
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Ashmolean Museum
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.6" x 11.0"