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Crab with Sheaf of Grain, Design Five from Shazanrō Picture Book

写山楼画本

1816

Tani Bunchō 谷文晁

(Japanese, 1763–1841)
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Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper
Measurements
Book: 28.6 x 38.2 cm (11 1/4 x 15 1/16 in.); Book page: 28 x 18.5 cm (11 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.375.i
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Shazanrō was one of Tani Bunchō's style names.
Woodblock ink on horizontally oriented cream paper depicts a large crab spread across two pages. Mottled grey and brown washes define the shell, topped by a sheaf of grain, while fine, hair-like bristles line spindly legs. A thin black border frames the illustration. In the lower left corner sits a small square red seal. Patterned fabric binding in gold and green is visible at the outer margins.

Crab with Sheaf of Grain, Design Five from Shazanrō Picture Book

1816

Tani Bunchō

(Japanese, 1763–1841)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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