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HOUSE & GARDEN 
In the upper left-hand corner is a char¬ 
acteristic siirimono hy Hokkei in which 
a little lady of Japan displays her very 
best ohis and kimo7ios as a niark of 
her New Year greeting 
The surimono directly ahove, hy Ko- 
setsu, is reniarkahle in the original for 
its hlues and metallic painting. Note 
the New Year obeisance of the gentle¬ 
man in the foreground 
In the upper right-hand corner Shinsai 
portrays a ‘‘Girl Playing with a Pup¬ 
pet,” an entei'taining card of his greet¬ 
ings which proves the Japanese to he 
not without a sense of humor 
An unusually rare surimono depicts the album 
in which the Japanese kept the surimonos re¬ 
ceived each year fro7n friends 
Hokkei, the artist of this surimono, stands be¬ 
side Gakutei as a bi'iUiant producer of New 
Year cards after the manner of Hokusai 
A surimono by Hokusai. This is a matchless ex¬ 
ample of the master's work in the field of New 
Year cards. A landscape view of Fuji such as this 
marks it as a rarity any collector might covet 
This surimono by Hokkei is 
remarkable for unusual elab- 
07-ations, grauffrage and vari¬ 
ety of color 
A New Year surhnono of great beauty. The bam¬ 
boo and phim blossoms 07i the screen are e7nblems 
of p7'osperity, happiness and l07igevity. The pine 
branch tied to the teapot symbolizes longevity 
