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Stone of Three Lights: Sun, Moon and Star

Keisai Eisen

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a stone with a blue and orange cloth underneath it. The stone is light brown and has several darker brown spots and crescent shapes on it. The largest crescent shape is on the left, the largest circle on the right. There are 9 spots on the stone. The cloth underneath the stone has a geometric pattern in shades of blue, orange, and brown. Two curved tan shapes extend from underneath the cloth, resembling elephant trunks. The background is beige with Japanese writing in black ink. The writing is on either side of the stone and above it. A small white rectangle at the bottom center of the image contains the number 1963. A circular orange seal is on the right side.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
581 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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