Harvard Art Museums > 1933.4.1799: Dandelions for the New Year Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Dandelions for the New Year (Attributed to Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎) , 1933.4.1799,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/207576. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1933.4.1799 People Attributed to Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, Japanese (1760 - 1849) Title Dandelions for the New Year Classification Prints Work Type print, surimono Date 19th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, Japan Period Edo period, 1615-1868 Culture Japanese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/207576 Physical Descriptions Medium Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper Dimensions Paper: H. 21.0 cm x W. 18.2 cm (8 1/4 x 7 3/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel Accession Year 1933 Object Number 1933.4.1799 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description A pair of silvery shears lie beside a blue and white porcelain bowl upon the edge of which hangs a dandelion plant and another lies on the floor. A small nail file is in the background. Commentary Poem by Shinshotei Shigenari 森松亭繁成: “With carefully manicured hands and pure thoughts, grasses of seven different kinds are picked from the field for the New Year table.” Publication History Edythe Polster and Alfred H. Marks, Surimono: Prints by Elbow, Lovejoy Press (Washington D.C., 1980), p. 249 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu