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Potted Plum Tree in Blossom and Books

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A potted tree sits on three legs beside two books. The tree's pot is white with dark gray designs and the tree inside has red blossoms and a few leaves. One book is mostly white with black markings and a red bookmark. The other book is red with a white rectangle on the cover with more black markings. The background is beige colored paper with darker splotches and vertical writing in black ink.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 449 px
Public Domain
Yes
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