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Bellflowers in Basket

Ogata Kenzan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A painting of a basket of flowers on a beige background with brown edges, the basket mostly out of frame on the bottom right. The basket is made of brown wicker, and it contains blue and white flowers and green leaves. The blue flowers are at the top, and the white flowers are lower down. There are several lines of black Japanese text on the left and bottom center, and a small red square with Japanese text on the bottom center. The beige background is discolored and worn in places.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 457 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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