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Flower Arrangement

Utagawa Itchinsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a plant in a bowl on a blue stand, accompanied by a teapot and utensil on a red tray. The plant has long, pointed leaves that are shades of green and yellow and appears to lean to the right. The bowl is brown and sits on a small blue stand with four legs. To the right of the stand is a dark-colored teapot with a handle on the right side and a spout on the left, resting on a red tray. A utensil with a curved end and a long handle lies on the tray to the left of the teapot. The background of the image is a light beige color with darker greenish-gray shading at the top. Vertical black Japanese characters and a red seal are on the left side.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
543 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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