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Pomegranate from Ōkyo Picture Book

Maruyama Ōkyo

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a book opened to a double-page spread with a painting of a pomegranate. The book's pages are yellowed and aged, with darker edges. The painting depicts a pomegranate cut open, revealing its interior; it hangs from a tree branch that has several leaves and small thorns. The pomegranate and leaves are drawn in black ink. The pomegranate is positioned in the center of the image. The background of the painting is the yellowed paper of the book's pages.

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900 × 682 px
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