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Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Eight-panel folding screen with a beige background, featuring brown reeds and grasses along the bottom, with grey and white rocks; black, red, and grey Japanese text. The panels are separated by thin brown borders. The screen stands against a plain off-white wall on a light-brown floor.

Artwork Details

Date
late 18th century
Medium
Eight sheets pasted to an eight-panel folding screen; ink on paper; gold on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 264 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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