Pine, Bamboo and Plum in Children’s Games
(Kodomo asobi shouchikubai, 子供遊 松竹梅)
Publisher: Nuno-Kichi
c. 1844
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This series is not listed in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). The prints are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban. |
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Title: Pine (松) Description: Two children with miniature pine tree (bonsai) |
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Title: Children’s
Games, Bamboo (Osana asobi
take, 稚遊竹) Description: Children as Watonai and the Tiger in front of a screen with a
painting of bamboo I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this hanshita-e
(final drawing). |
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Title: Plum (梅) Description: Three
children with botanical painting that resembles the kanji for plum (梅) I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
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“Robinson” refers to listing of the series in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson
(Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961).
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