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Wine Bottle, Cup and Cherry Blossoms

Yashima Gakutei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A blue and brown ceramic sake bottle with a short neck and wide body sits on a red tray. The bottle has a brown top. A yellow and white ceramic cup sits on the same red tray. A white steam rises from the cup. There are several falling cherry blossoms around the cup. The background is off-white with some darker spots. There are two columns of Japanese characters on the left side.

Artwork Details

Date
probably 1817
Medium
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
573 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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