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Meeting with a Friend on an Autumn Day

Noro Kaiseki

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A vertical painting on beige paper with a landscape scene. A large, rounded mountain sits in the background on the left, behind smaller rounded hills covered in trees. A house sits on the right side of the painting at the base of a hill. Trees are scattered throughout the hills. A winding path leads to a person on a donkey in the center. The painting has a border of gray brocade with a floral pattern. Vertical black and red text and a red seal are on the right side. A red seal is near the bottom-left corner.

Artwork Details

Date
1822
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
391 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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