1821 (Bunsei 4; Year of the Snake)
Commissioned by the Yomogawa poetry group.
Shikishiban: H. 19.9 cm x 17.9 cm (7 13/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Center panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseLeft panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; Ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseWoodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper
19th centuryJapaneseWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseProper left panel of a woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper [with printed signature on proper-right panel reading "ōju Toshihide"]
19th centuryJapaneseWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseWoodblock-printed triptych; ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseWoodblock print (surimono); ink, color and metallic pigment on paper
19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock-printed book page; ink on paper
19th centuryJapanese