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Toasted Mochi (a kind of rice food used during the New Year season)

Yashima Gakutei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A plate holds three rectangular pieces of toasted mochi with dark fillings; the plate has a red interior with a black patterned exterior; Japanese characters are on and around the plate; green flowers are to the left and right.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 439 px
Museum record:
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