

Emperor Xuanzong (Japanese: Gensō) and Daoist Magician Lo Gongyuan Arising from an Inkstone; “Ink” (Sumi), from Four Friends of the Writing Table for the Ichiyō Poetry Circle (Ichiyō-ren Bunbō shiyū) From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1
Colorful Japanese woodblock print. A man in a green robe with a red and brown patterned sash sits on a low table, turned away. He wears a tall brown hat and has a white beard. A smaller man in an orange robe stands on a wisp of smoke that emerges from an inkstone on the table. The table has a blue top and gray and white patterned legs and surface. It sits on a green floor. The background shows a blue sky and hazy mountains. Japanese text is written vertically on the left and right. A circular seal with red writing is in the bottom right corner. The print has a beige border with a gray floral pattern.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1827
- Medium
- Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 561 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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