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A Kind of Religious Paper Decoration

Haikairyō Henpuku

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Beige-colored paper with darker edges. A red stamp in bottom-left corner. Two columns of vertical Japanese writing, one on each side. A central square containing a diagram divided into three horizontal sections. Top section shows eight gray shapes resembling daggers or knives. Two rows of gray triangular shapes below.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 435 px
Museum record:
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