Two Court Ladies Admire the Cherry Trees, Edo period (1615?1868), ca. 1820, Japan, Diptych of Polychrome woodblock print (surimono) ; ink and color on paper, 8 3/16 x 7 1/8 in. (20. 8 x 18. 1 cm) ; dyptych, vertical, Prints, Yashima Gakutei (Japanese, 1786? ?1868), As the audience for surimono was a sophisticated and educated one, the artists had more latitude in choosing subject matter and style than in the arena of commercial 'ukiyo-e. ' Consequently, in addition to developing new print themes, such as still life and nature studies, surimono designers were also able to turn back to more classical painting traditions, as exemplified by these court beauties of a style centuries old