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Making Ceramics

Eiraku Hozen

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A vertical, rectangular artwork on beige paper featuring a scene with people. The artwork is surrounded by a blue-grey border with thin gold edges. The scene depicts several men engaged in activities related to ceramics. In the foreground, a man wearing a light-colored top and dark pants walks towards the left, carrying a large object. Behind him, another man is partially bent over, working on an object on the ground. Further back, two men are sitting on a raised platform, with one wearing a conical hat. A dark smoke plume rises from behind them. The background features a structure and additional people. The bottom-right corner contains Japanese text in black ink, accompanied by a small red seal.

Artwork Details

Date
first half of the19th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
325 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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