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Surimono, literally, “printed thing,” emerged as a special form of deluxeJapanese woodblock print in the mid-eighteenth century. Unlike most woodblock prints, surimono were not produced commercially but were instead printed in small editions for private use. 

Surimono were frequently distributed as greeting cards for the New Year or for other special occasions. The combination of [...]

How long have you been involved with the Lusy surimono project and in what capacity? 
Beginning six or seven years ago, Professor Hideyuki Iwata of Atomi University in Tokyo and I began to do research on surimono collections in the USA and Europe, with a focus on actor prints. We had heard of the surimono collection [...]