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Banquet at the Sagamiya Restaurant in Higashiyama. Harukawa Goshichi, 1817. Polychrome woodblock print with brass and silver pigment and gauffrage; ōbōsho-ban (double ō-ban), 15 3/16 x 20 1/16 in. (38.5 x 51 cm). Yale University Art Gallery, Gift of Virginia Shawan Drosten and Patrick Kenadjian, B.A. 1970, 2018.116.7.
Banquet at the Sagamiya Restaurant in Higashiyama. Harukawa Goshichi, 1817. Polychrome woodblock print with brass and silver pigment and gauffrage; ōbōsho-ban (double ō-ban), 15 3/16 x 20 1/16 in. (38.5 x 51 cm). Yale University Art Gallery, Gift of Virginia Shawan Drosten and Patrick Kenadjian, B.A. 1970, 2018.116.7.

Portrait of Du Yang, from the set Five Old Men of Suiyang, China, Northern Song dynasty, ca. 1056. Album leaf: ink and color on silk, 15 7/8 x 12 3/8 in. (40.3 x 31. 4 cm). Yale University Art Gallery, the Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Gift of Mrs. William H. Moore (1953.27.12)
Portrait of Du Yang, from the set Five Old Men of Suiyang, China, Northern Song dynasty, ca. 1056. Album leaf: ink and color on silk, 15 7/8 x 12 3/8 in. (40.3 x 31. 4 cm). Yale University Art Gallery, the Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Gift of Mrs. William H. Moore (1953.27.12)

Attributed to Sheikh Taju, Tiger, India, Mughal dynasty, ca. 1800. Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper, 14 11/16 x 18 9/16 in. (37.3 x 47.1 cm). Yale University Art Gallery, The Vera M. and John D. MacDonald, B.A. 1927, Collection, Gift of Mrs. John D. MacDonald (2001.138.23)
Attributed to Sheikh Taju, Tiger, India, Mughal dynasty, ca. 1800. Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper, 14 11/16 x 18 9/16 in. (37.3 x 47.1 cm). Yale University Art Gallery, The Vera M. and John D. MacDonald, B.A. 1927, Collection, Gift of Mrs. John D. MacDonald (2001.138.23)
The Private World of Surimono: Japanese Prints from the Virginia Shawan Drosten and Patrick Kenadjian Collection
This current installation in the Asian art galleries highlights the gift and promised gift of a group of Japanese surimono prints from Virginia Shawan Drosten and Patrick Kenadjian, B.A. 1970. Produced from 1800 to 1840, primarily for the New Year, surimono combine playful poetry with striking images and were commissioned by poetry circles, Kabuki enthusiasts, and leading connoisseurs.