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Tray with Noshi Paper (Noshi Indicates a Present)

Totoya Hokkei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A tray with a noshi paper on it. The tray is oval and has a black and brown swirled design. It has a red rim. The noshi paper is white with red writing and designs. It also has a brown and gold decoration attached to the top. There is a decorative item on top right of the tray. It appears to have a checkered base in shades of red and brown, with a bunch of green sticks coming out of the top. There is a dark brown design on the base. There are several lines of Japanese writing on the image, in black ink. The background of the image is beige.

Artwork Details

Date
1816
Medium
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 444 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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