Collection of surimono prints

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 59 16104.d.2
  • Dates of Creation
      1790-1850
  • Language of Material
      Japanese
  • Physical Description
      521 prints (in 3 albums) Individual prints have been housed in melinex sheets and bound into 3 albums.

Scope and Content

A collection of surimono 摺物, privately produced Japanese woodblock prints combining illustrations and poetry.

Access Information

Not Public Record(s)

Unrestricted

Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum from Prof. Arthur Herbert Church (1834-1915), 24 October 1893.