Desk Screen, Writing Set, Painting of Tiger, and Mounting Paraphernalia, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō, vol. 1)

The image shows a page with three illustrations. The left illustration depicts a person wearing a patterned robe and a black hat bending over a desk. The desk has a bowl and writing implements on it. The person is standing in a room with a window covered by green shutters. The top right illustration shows a blue and white floral patterned case, a red cylindrical container with brushes, and a small black box on a red stand. The bottom right illustration shows a tiger sitting on a desk with a blue and white bowl, a blue inkstone and water container, and a painting on a stand. The painting depicts a landscape. All three illustrations have Japanese text written on them. The background of the page is aged paper.

Artwork Details

Date: probably 1818
Medium: Privately published woodblock prints (surimono) mounted in an album; ink and color on paper
Culture: Japan
Dimensions: 600 × 467 px
Public Domain: Yes
Museum Record: View original

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