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Morning Glory from Ōkyo Picture Book

Maruyama Ōkyo

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows an open book with a painting of a plant on the pages. The book is open to two pages, with the left page slightly overlapping the right. The pages are yellowed and have a rough texture. The painting depicts a plant with large leaves and a long stem. The leaves are dark gray and have a rounded shape. They are arranged in a staggered pattern along the stem, which extends from the bottom center of the page to the top left corner. There are several characters written in black ink on the right page, along with a red seal or stamp below them. The background of the pages is a light beige color. The book is set against a plain gray background.

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900 × 675 px
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