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Making Ceramics

Eiraku Hozen

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A long, vertical scroll painting with a light blue border. The painting depicts a scene in muted tones. Three people are shown. Two people in the lower half of the painting are crouched on the ground. One person holds an object in both hands. The person behind them stands and holds a large bowl or basket. The background shows a hilly landscape with three stone archways and several bowls or pots. The painting's color palette is muted, with shades of beige, gray, and black. A signature in black ink and a small red seal are in the bottom-right corner.

Artwork details

Date:
first half of the19th century
Medium:
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
295 × 625 px
Museum record:
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