Artwork from the JSP Estate/Private Collection
Nationality
Japanese
Artist Dates
1757-1820
Title of Work
The Fulling-Block
Preview
Medium
Color lithograph
Height
15"
Width
9 1/2"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection: James Smith Pierce Collection
Status
Stored: 234 JSP Box 1, S7D
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Artist Bio
Kubo Shunman was a Japanese artist and writer. He produced ukiyo-e prints and paintings, gesaku novels, and kyōka and haiku poetry.
The artist was an Ukiyoe-painter during the periods from Kansei to Bunsei (1789-1820).
Additional Information
Although Shunman Kubo studied under the great Ukiyoe artists of the time, he developed his own unique style, such as in the image shown here.
Japanese prints; women
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Darkening or bleaching from prolonged exposure to ultraviolet and/or heat from sun or artificial light. Folds and bending on right side. Tear in right corner on top.