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Camellia Flower and Yokan (a sort of bean jelly) Wrapped in Bamboo Skin

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image features a rectangular object wrapped in a speckled brown and tan material, resembling bamboo skin, with two labels on top. The object is tied with a thin strip of the same material. Behind the object, a plant with large green leaves and a white flower with red stripes is visible. The flower has a yellow center. The background of the image is a light beige color. There are several lines of Japanese text written vertically on the left and right sides of the image.

Artwork details

Date:
1811
Medium:
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
598 × 329 px
Museum record:
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