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Pines and Cherry Blossoms

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A painting on beige paper depicting a pine branch with green needles and two brown pine cones. The pine branch extends from the bottom-right corner towards the left. A white flower with a yellow center and two dark stamens is near the left. The background is beige with black Japanese writing scattered throughout, mostly in the top half and on the left. A red seal stamp is in the bottom-right corner.

Artwork details

Date:
probably 1814
Medium:
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 435 px
Museum record:
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