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Tray with Noshi Paper (Noshi Indicates a Present)

Totoya Hokkei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A tray, mostly circular and slightly oval with a flat bottom and raised edges. The tray's body is dark brown; its bottom is black; and its rim is red. The tray contains a folded noshi paper on top of a wrapped gift. The noshi paper, on the right, is white with red writing on it; on top of it is another small rectangular paper with red ink; and on top of it all is another white noshi paper wrapped around a present with a flower on top. Many lines of Japanese writing are to the left of the tray. The background of the image is beige.

Artwork Details

Date
1816
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 437 px
Public Domain
Yes
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