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Morning Glories

Tawaraya Sōri

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two-panel artwork, Morning Glories by Tawaraya Sōri, depicting a vine with green leaves and dark blue morning glories. The panels are rectangular and beige with darker borders. The left panel features two morning glories on a vine extending from upper left to lower center. The right panel features morning glories on a vine in the lower right corner, extending up the right side. There is a circular red seal on the bottom right. Japanese characters are written vertically on the right panel.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Two-panel folding screen; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
598 × 216 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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