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The Common Marigold and The Rajoman Flowers

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A botanical illustration depicts two distinct types of flowers. The flowers on the left have light brown petals and green leaves. The flowers on the right have orange petals and green leaves. The background is beige. There are vertical lines of Japanese text on the left and right center of the image. A red stamp is in the top-right corner.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
553 × 625 px
Museum record:
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