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Seals and a Carved Lacquer Container for Seal Ink

Kitao Shigemasa

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a still life of a red and white lacquer container with a lid. The lid is on the right and has a white base with a red swirling pattern. The container is sitting on a surface with a gray stone on top. A gray seal with a ring on top is placed on the left side. There are two red seals on a piece of white paper in front of the container. The background of the image is a light beige color with some darker spots and smudges. There are several lines of Japanese writing on the left and right sides.

Artwork details

Date:
1817
Medium:
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 456 px
Museum record:
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