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Natane Flower

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a botanical illustration of flowers and foliage. The artwork features a cluster of greenish-brown flowers with rounded petals and stems with long thin leaves. The flowers are arranged in clusters on the stem. There are two red stamps, one in the top-right corner and one in the bottom-right corner. There is a column of vertical black Japanese text on the left side. The background of the painting is a light beige color. The title of the painting is "Natane Flower".

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
420 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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