Poetic Presents and Picture Puzzles

In this episode, Clare Pollard, the Curator of Japanese Art, and researcher Kiyoko Hanaoka introduce us to surimono prints, which combined poems and picture puzzles in beautiful objects designed to be exchanged as gifts by members of Japanese poetry clubs. Join them as they decode the clues in these complex and beautiful prints.The priest Sōjō Henjō, who fell – a woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyasu (1794–1832)View this onlineOno no Tōfu – a woodblock print by Totoya Hokkei (1780 - 1850)View t...