Black

Black by Kubo Shunman, a traditional Japanese woodblock print. The image features four cylindrical objects and one rectangular object. The largest object is on the right; it is tall and black. Behind and to the left of the tall black object is a brown cylinder. To the left of the brown cylinder is a shorter black cylinder lying on its side. On the right side of the tall black object is a cylindrical object with a light-colored wooden handle on top. The handle has two thin blue stripes. In front of and to the left of the tall black object is a small red and gold rectangular box. The objects are placed on a beige cloth. The background is off-white. There is Japanese text written in black and red ink throughout the image.

Artwork details

Date:: 19th century
Medium:: Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 560 × 624 px
Museum record:: View original