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Rabbits

Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two rabbits in a monochromatic color scheme with brown and white fur; one rabbit on top of a tree stump facing forward with both ears pointed up and the other below on the ground facing left with right ear folded back and left ear pointed up; both rabbits have dark patches on their fur; tree branches with leaves and berries behind; grass on the ground; a red square seal in the top-left corner with Japanese characters; more Japanese characters vertically written in black to the left of the seal; gold border around the image.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1887
Medium
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
492 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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