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Letter Enclosing Flowers

Okada Hankō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A horizontal, rectangular artwork on beige-colored paper depicting a potted plant and a branch. The potted plant on the left has several small white mountains or rocks inside, with small green plants growing on them. The pot is white with a blue-green design around the rim. To the right, a branch with sparse needles extends from the right side towards the pot, with red flowers on it. Under the branch, a gray-brown color resembling a rock or mountain is painted. Two small red seals are stamped on the bottom right. The artwork is titled "Letter Enclosing Flowers" by Okada Hankō.

Artwork details

Date:
1831
Medium:
Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
598 × 196 px
Museum record:
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