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Hare and Dandelion?

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A drawing of a hare with long ears and whiskers, facing right and sniffing the ground, surrounded by stems and leaves with several brown dandelion flowers. The hare is depicted with white fur with darker shading on its ears and around its eye. The background is a light beige color with darker edges. There is a red seal in the bottom-right corner. There are several lines of Japanese text down the left side.

Artwork details

Date:
probably 1820
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
566 × 624 px
Museum record:
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