New Year Card with Kyōka (Humerous Poem) and Three Disks

A vertically oriented, rectangular piece of paper with a pinkish-brown background that fades to beige. Three white disks of varying sizes are at the top. The largest disk is on the left; the smallest on the right. Two columns of black Japanese characters are written in calligraphy, filling most of the page.

Artwork details

Date:: 18th–19th century
Medium:: Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 241 × 624 px
Museum record:: View original