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Plum Branches with Flowers and a Rolled Mat

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a rolled mat with a checkered pattern in shades of beige and gray. The mat is positioned on a diagonal. A branch with small pink flowers extends from the left side. The branch has several smaller branches with flowers. The rolled-up mat sits on the right end. A red seal stamp is located near the bottom-right corner of the mat. The background of the image is a beige color. The top half of the image features a large block of black Japanese text arranged in columns.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 444 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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