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Totoya Hokkei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print. Woman with long dark hair wearing kimono sitting on floor with head turned to right. Woman in patterned kimono with designs and red accents. Two men flying on giant bird. Bird has light brown feathers. Men wearing traditional Japanese clothing. Background has blue and gray vertical stripes and red curtain on right. Small tree with green foliage on left. Japanese characters on white rectangles in top left and bottom left and on artwork at top right. Red and white sign with Japanese characters in center. Yellow flowers on top right.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
275 × 623 px
Museum record:
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