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Yamabuki Flowers (kerria japonica)

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A painting of a branch with flowers and leaves on a beige background. The branch extends from the lower-left corner to the right side. The branch has green stems and several oval-shaped leaves with pointed tips in shades of green and brown. There are several flowers on the branch with five petals each, colored in shades of brown, beige, and green. There are Japanese characters in black ink on the left side and at the top. A small red symbol is on the bottom-right side. The background is beige with a slightly darker border around the edges.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
415 × 624 px
Museum record:
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