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Branch with Cherry Flowers, Writing Box and Sheet of Paper for Poem Writing (Tanzaku)

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Image of a branch with white cherry blossoms, a few leaves are green and some are shades of yellow. The branch is in a brown and tan writing box with colored pencils and a gray eraser. The box is on a checkered surface that is on top of a green surface. There is a sheet of paper beside it. The image background is beige color with brown horizontal lines across the top. The image contains vertical and scattered writing in black.

Artwork Details

Medium
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
567 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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