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Making Ceramics

Eiraku Hozen

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A long, vertical scroll painting on beige paper. The painting depicts two scenes. The top scene shows people gathered around a structure on a hill. The bottom scene shows a man sitting on a chair at a low table, with another person hunched over. A large vase sits on a pedestal between them. The painting uses black and gray ink. The paper is framed in a gray-blue border with a thin gold line.

Artwork Details

Date
first half of the19th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
305 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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