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Bowl of New Year Food

Teisai Hokuba

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A colorful still life of two bowls with chopsticks. The larger bowl has an orange rim and a blue body decorated on the outside with a wave design. The bowl contains blue and white food. The smaller bowl also has an orange rim and a blue body decorated on the outside with a pattern of brown objects. The bowl contains several round white and yellow foods. Two pairs of off-white chopsticks lie across both bowls. The image includes Asian writing in black ink. The background of the image is beige.

Artwork Details

Date
probably 1808
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 441 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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