The Artistry and Reunion of Two Surimono Albums
May 23 – October 4, 2026
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
Providence, Rhode Island
risdmuseum.org
“The Artistry and Reunion of Two Surimono Albums” brings together, for the first time in nearly a century, two rare albums of privately commissioned Japanese woodblock prints from the 1820s and 1830s. Pairing exquisite imagery with playful poetry, these works offer a vivid glimpse into Japan’s vibrant artistic and literary culture, reunited from collections at the RISD Museum and the Chiba City Museum of Art. https://risdmuseum.org/…/artistry-and-reunion-two…
[Image: Yashima Gakutei, A Woman with a Box and A Woman with Spools (detail), 1820s. Gift of George Pierce and Pauline Pumpelly Cabot Metcalf 56.039.35–.36]
