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Aoi Plant, Cherry Blossoms, Drum and Eboshi Hat Representing the "Aoi" Chapter of The Story of Genji

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese-style artwork with beige background and darker beige border. Black, green, orange, white, and red colors. A drum with green and orange designs sits on an orange stand. The drum has an orange and white rim with a white oval and orange and brown details. There are tassels hanging down from the drum. There are green leaves and pink and white flowers. There is also a black object near the bottom left with grey flowers on top. There is Japanese text written vertically on the left and horizontally at the top and on the top right.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
532 × 624 px
Museum record:
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