==Use== In most cases Surimono were commissioned by poetry societies to illustrate the winning poem in a poetry contest judged by the master of the society. Such prints generally had a small format, often c. 205 x 185 mm, and the relief carving of the Kanji characters took a great deal of technical skill. Kabuki actors also commissioned surimono p...
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(from the article `woodcut`) ...(c. 1618–c. 1694), whose designs for illustrations of popular literature were immediately successful. A special branch of ukiyo-e was the making ... ...as well as prints of children. The artist`s book illustrations and texts turned as well from the earlier themes to historical and didactic ... [2 ...
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