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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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