surimono

plural surimonos

1. A kind of Japanese woodblock print, privately commissioned for special occasions such as the New Year.

   She has also been the curator of several museum exhibitions on Japanese art, including one in 1995 at the Phoenix Art Museum showing Frank Lloyd Wright ’s collection of surimono, privately published woodblock prints.

   2007 September 21, Wendy Moonan, “Optimistic Dealer Decides to Gamble on Japanese Art”, in New York Times