

The image depicts a still life with a writing brush and two books of flowers. The writing brush has a black handle and a brown tip, lying horizontally across the bottom of the image. One book lies on top of the other, both are open. The top book is dark blue-green with a beige strip down the center; it has a repeating brown pattern. The bottom book has a light background with orange and green illustrations of a stem with leaves and a flower. The pages of both books have Japanese writing on them. The background is beige with darker beige and brown spots and Japanese writing.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 569 × 625 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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