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Young Pine Tree and Handle of a Plow

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a beige-colored artwork with Japanese writing and a drawing of a pine tree branch. The artwork's background is beige with darker beige spots throughout, resembling aged paper. Vertical and horizontal Japanese writing fills the left and center top of the image, with a red square stamp on the bottom left and a red circular stamp on the top right. On the right side, a brown pine tree branch extends from the bottom right towards the middle left, featuring green and blue pine needles and reddish-brown pine cones. The branch has a few roots at the bottom. The branch and pine needles are drawn in a simple style. The tree branch and roots are shades of brown.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
598 × 293 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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