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Two Fan Designs: Plum Blossom and Wave

Totoya Hokkei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two semicircular fan designs on a background resembling water. The top fan has a white base with orange wavy lines. Black Japanese characters are on the left. The bottom fan has a light blue base with a branch of white flowers and green stem. A red seal is on the bottom left. A small white rectangle with red Japanese characters is on the top right. The background has blue and brown wavy lines.

Artwork details

Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
540 × 624 px
Museum record:
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