A collection of surimono 摺物, privately produced Japanese woodblock prints combining illustrations and poetry.
Collection of surimono prints
This material is held atBritish Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections
- 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
Access Information
Not Public Record(s)
Unrestricted
Acquisition Information
Purchased by the British Museum from Prof. Arthur Herbert Church (1834-1915), 24 October 1893.