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Ancient Plum Tree in Bloom

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular artwork with a beige background and a darker beige border. A tree with twisted brown branches and sparse yellow and pink blossoms fills the image. The tree dominates the right two-thirds with some branches extending to the left edge. Small yellow and red blossoms are scattered across the tree. A vertical line of Japanese characters appears on the left.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1800
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 233 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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