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
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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