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Illustration of Sign or Badge (on Banner, Costume, etc.) Proscribed for Subjects of the Tokugawa

Baron Matsudaira

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A white piece of paper with darker splotches. On the left edge, two connected red ovals with white string tied around the top. On the right side and partially in the middle, vertical columns of black writing in a foreign script. A white strip with black squares and rectangles runs vertically through the middle. A piece of white paper with a crease at the top sits on top.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1794
Medium
Ink on paper
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
599 × 355 px
Public Domain
Yes
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