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Hives with Wasps, and a Box with a Spoon for Honey

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a still life with a large gray and white beehive covered with numerous white spots and several wasps crawling on it. A long green leaf extends from the bottom right of the hive. To the left is a round, patterned box with an orange and brown design, featuring a long gray and white object protruding from it. Three wasps are flying around or crawling on the hive. The background is beige with Japanese writing in black and red ink.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
575 × 624 px
Museum record:
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