A Picture by Hishikawa Moronobu: Woman with a Set of Poem Cards
mid 1820s
color woodblock print (surimono) with gold, silver, and embossing
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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of July 2026
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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
The poem by Ganjotei Shirataka reads: Friendly, amid the starry forest of the plum branches the voice of the warbler singing of the sun and moon.
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