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Cake Bowl with Yokan (Bean Jelly); Specialities of Yatsuhashiya in Sagacho, Fukagawa

Hokucho Joren

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The artwork depicts a brown bowl with a design on the side, containing a wrapped box with a floral pattern, a green cloth, and a white and red label. The box has a cream-colored lid with a brown edge and a brown and yellow patterned top. A small, pointed object resembling a knife or letter opener with a brown handle lies in front of the bowl. The background features a beige upper section with Japanese writing in black and red ink, and a light green lower section.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
571 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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