New Year’s Sake and Sushi

The image depicts a still life with sushi and a sake cup. A gray rectangular plate contains six pieces of sushi with black seaweed and white rice on the outside, arranged in a row. Behind the plate is a brown sake cup with a white interior and a red and green pattern. The cup features a red design on the inside. To the right of the plate is a small red dish with objects on it, and a small box with a blue design. There are Japanese characters written vertically on the left side of the image and a red seal on the right side. The background of the image is beige.

Artwork details

Date:: ca. 1810
Medium:: Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper; kokonotsugiriban
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 600 × 454 px
Museum record:: View original