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Designs for Leather

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Beige-colored paper with darker beige border. A large design on the right depicting a face with red and white eyebrows and mustache. The face has large bulging eyes with thick circles around them. A smaller design on the left with curvy lines. There are foreign characters written throughout on the left and top right. The designs are mainly grayish-beige with red and white accents.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 452 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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