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Place of Birth: Edo (present-day Tokyo), Japan

Works of Art: 11

Kubo Shumman (1757–1820), Kohōgi sōkōmei (Courtesan as the Opportune Rain)

Kohōgi sōkōmei (Courtesan as the Opportune Rain), circa 1800, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kubo Shumman (1757–1820), Chitasei goyō (courtesan as The Wise Star, Wu Yong)

Chitasei goyō (courtesan as The Wise Star, Wu Yong), circa 1800, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kubo Shumman (1757–1820), lacquer letter box, letter and Adonis flowers

lacquer letter box, letter and Adonis flowers, late 1810s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kubo Shumman (1757–1820), Artame ne juni no tebako narabi ni kushi (casket and combs)

Artame ne juni no tebako narabi ni kushi (casket and combs), 1814, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kubo Shumman (1757–1820), actor Sawamura Tanosuke II as the courtesan Shiratama

actor Sawamura Tanosuke II as the courtesan Shiratama, circa mid 1810s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kubo Shumman (1757–1820), commoner with soft cap

commoner with soft cap, circa 1800–1805, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kubo Shumman (1757–1820), Machikaki shibagaki no moto ni kakurete mitareba (He Hid by the Brushwood Fence and Looked in Expectantly)

Machikaki shibagaki no moto ni kakurete mitareba (He Hid by the Brushwood Fence and Looked in Expectantly), circa mid 1810s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kubo Shumman (1757–1820), Cowry, crystal ball in shape of dragon...

Cowry, crystal ball in shape of dragon..., 1820, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kubo Shumman (1757–1820), shell work screen and box of food from Enoshima

shell work screen and box of food from Enoshima, 1809, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kubo Shumman (1757–1820), Umihozuki miru arame (Hermifusus ternatanus, Codium mucronatum, and Eckloris bicyclis)

Umihozuki miru arame (Hermifusus ternatanus, Codium mucronatum, and Eckloris bicyclis), mid 1810s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kubo Shumman (1757–1820), Wakaki onokodomo warawabe nado to mari koyumi nado o mote asobitamau (she played with little boys with balls and small bows)

Wakaki onokodomo warawabe nado to mari koyumi nado o mote asobitamau (she played with little boys with balls and small bows), 1810s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Exhibitions: 4

Surimono: Privately Published Japanese Prints

Roger Keyes, curator

1984

Surimono: Privately Published Japanese Prints

Roger Keyes, curator

1986

Surimono: Privately Published Japanese Prints

Roger Keyes, curator

1986

Surimono Prints from the Collection of the Spencer Museum of Art

1991