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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
Public Domain
Yes
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