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Shibata Zeshin

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Surimono print of plum blossoms, a waterfall over a bamboo pipe, rock and bamboo, with calligraphy at left.

Surimono

ca. 1860

Print of a bush warbler on a signboard beside bamboo fence and plum blossoms, with columns of Japanese text.

Bush Warbler Perched on a Signboard alongside a Bamboo-fenced Plum Garden

1886

Japanese print of a crowd in kimono at right, with vertical calligraphy and a red seal on the pale left side.

Procession

1900

Japanese print with calligraphy columns and a gold cloud-shaped border holding flowering grasses and plants.

Clouds of Prince Genji

summer 1885

Woodblock print of a red bowl with gold characters, a black lacquer box with green cord, and white blossoms on blue cloth, be

The Cup of Long Life

spring 1883

Print of an inkstone, brush rest and red and green silk cloths beneath columns of Japanese calligraphy, by Shibata Zeshin.

Layers of Kikaku Poetry

8th month, 1885

Japanese print of a sailboat with a red sail showing landscape scenes, beside reeds, with columns of calligraphy filling the

Poetic Travel

1st month, 1883

Print of green bamboo stalks and leaves on the right, with columns of Japanese calligraphy and red seals on the left.

Bamboo Poetry Sheet

fall 1860

Colored print of a dragon-headed halberd with blue blade and striped handle, surrounded by Japanese calligraphy columns.

Dragon head halberd

1885

Print of pink magnolia buds on a branch beside a grey incense burner on a red cushion, with Japanese text at left.

Memorial Surimono

2nd month, 1883

Ink sketch of a man with a blue-clad monkey on his shoulder, walking beside a barking dog on a plain background.

Monkey trainer and a dog

1880

Ink and color drawing of Fukurokuju, an elderly sage with a domed head and long white beard, beside a crane on a rock.

Fukurokuju

1880

Woman in a light blue kimono bending to plant rice seedlings in shallow paddy water, drawn in ink and pale color.

Rijstplantende vrouw

1878

Japanese print of plum blossom branch beside a green bamboo tea whisk on cream paper, signed with a red seal.

Pruimenbloesem en een theeklopper

1878

Dead duck lying beside a folded letter, drawn in grey ink with green and blue accents and a red seal.

Dode eend naast gevouwen brief

1878

Ink drawing of six white rats on pale paper, five clustered at upper left and one apart at lower right, with a red seal.

Six White Rats

1900

Japanese print of white, pink and yellow chrysanthemums with green leaves framing a central calligraphy panel.

Chrysanten

1872

Japanese print of a fan-shaped sheet with vertical calligraphy, pine branches and red cords at upper right, by Shibata Zeshin

Waaier

1866