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Hanging Tobacco Set

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese artwork titled Hanging Tobacco Set. The artwork features a katana with a black blade and a wooden handle with black spots, lying on a white scabbard. The scabbard has a red outline and a brown cord. To the right of the scabbard, there is a brown tobacco pouch with a gray cord next to it and a small gray ball. The background of the artwork is beige with Japanese writing in black ink. A red circular seal is on the right side.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 424 px
Museum record:
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