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Yashima Gakutei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese-style woodblock print. A man in a patterned robe and black hat reclines on the floor. His body faces right; his head turned left. He sits on a tatami mat on a floor with a low table. A shoji screen behind him on the right. A veranda with a red railing and a leafless tree beyond. Border around image has a red patterned inner edge and beige outer edge with Japanese characters.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
552 × 624 px
Museum record:
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