Colorful Japanese-style artwork. A low table with a bonsai tree on a tray on top, two small containers, and a tube going to another room. In the adjacent room, a blue and white teapot with a tube leading to a large blue and white bowl on a low table. The background off-white. Japanese writing scattered throughout. The title reads "First Tea Gathering of the New Year". Created by Ryūryūkyo Shinsai.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1820
- Medium
- Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 539 × 625 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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