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Itchō Picture Album (Itchō gafu) 一蝶画譜

Hanabusa Itchō 英一蝶

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan, aged paper, two-page spread from a book with black border around the edges. Two black ink illustrations. Left page: two people walking in rain; both carry baskets; one person holds an umbrella; lines radiate from top left corner to indicate rain; vertical pole with tassel; darkened rectangular area on bottom half. Right page: people sitting and standing under a thatched roof; tree trunk with branches on right; darkened rectangular area on bottom half; a seated figure in front. The image is from "Itchō Picture Album (Itchō gafu) 一蝶画譜" by Hanabusa Itchō 英一蝶.

Artwork details

Date:
1770, first month
Medium:
Set of three woodblock printed books; ink on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 488 px
Museum record:
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