Bamboo Leaf with Kombu, Burdock Root and Heavenly Bamboo, Kubota Shunman, 1812
nishikie, with blindprinting, h 103mm × w 182mm Catalogue entry
All these plants are associated with prosperity for the New Year. Like burdock root, the dark kombu (a kind of seaweed) is an ingredient in special New Year’s tea. The ‘heavenly bamboo’ branches with berries are used in New Year’s decorations. This surimono was originally much larger, but unfortunately the poems were cut off in the past.
