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Camellia Flowers (left); People Watching a Cockfight (right)

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a two-panel artwork. The left panel features a cluster of white and red flowers with green leaves and stems. A pink border surrounds the panel, adorned with black Japanese characters. A beige rectangle in the top-left corner contains black Japanese characters. A circular red seal is in the bottom-left corner. The right panel shows a group of people gathered around a cockfight. The people wear traditional Japanese clothing and are positioned on the ground, with some standing and others sitting. Roosters are in the center of the panel, and a pink fence is on the right side. A yellow rectangle in the top-right corner contains black Japanese characters. The background of both panels is a muted green color.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
556 × 625 px
Museum record:
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