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Edo komon-monogire tebikaecho

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black book cover with a textured surface. A vertical white rectangle centered on the cover contains a smaller rectangle on top with a decorative design. Below and including the smaller rectangle are several lines of Japanese characters in black. A second white rectangle to the right contains more Japanese characters. A blue seam runs vertically along the right edge.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
105 dyed swatches "Edo Komon" mounted in book form
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
500 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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