Seal-stone and Seal-ink with Peacock Feathers, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō), vol. 1

A book with two pages. The left page has a vertical off-white rectangle in the center with Japanese writing and two images on the bottom left, one image resembles a dark seal with a red center and a red square to the left of it. The right page has a large off-white rectangle with Japanese writing on the left and an image on the right. The image on the right shows a white rooster standing on the ground with a pink object next to it, and a four-paneled screen with an image of the rooster behind it. The four-paneled screen shows a landscape with a water element, and green stalks. The background of both pages is beige.

Artwork Details

Date: probably 1817
Medium: Privately published woodblock prints (surimono) mounted in an album; ink and color on paper
Culture: Japan
Dimensions: 599 × 443 px
Public Domain: Yes
Museum Record: View original

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