# 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._

5 works in the collection.

- [Tobacco Pouch and Pipe](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/tobacco-pouch-and-pipe-met-54523), Kubo Shunman, 1813. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [The Doll Festival, Third Day of the Third Month](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-doll-festival-third-day-of-the-third-month-met-54565), Kubo Shunman, 19th century. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Table and Writing Set](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/table-and-writing-set-met-54683), Kubo Shunman, 19th century. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Screen and Utensils for the Incense Ceremony](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/screen-and-utensils-for-the-incense-ceremony-met-54723), Kubo Shunman, 19th century. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Incense Boxes with a Wrapping Cloth](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/incense-boxes-with-a-wrapping-cloth-met-54965), Kubo Shunman, 1808. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.