Kubo Shunman
Japanese, 1757–1820
Shunman was both an artist and a writer of kyōka, or comic verse, and much of his work served the poetry circles of Edo. Their members commissioned surimono, privately issued woodblock sheets pairing poems with images and often finished with metallic pigments and embossing. Shunman excelled at quiet still lifes of objects such as writing sets, tobacco pouches and incense utensils, and he also illustrated books of verse.
Written by Ochre Editions.
