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Table-Clock and Kakemono of a Treasure Boat

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image features a table clock and a scroll with a drawing of a treasure boat. The table clock is on the right. It has a square body with a white clock face and black numbers and hands on its front face. The clock body is red with green trim. A green and red finial tops the clock. The scroll is on the left. It is unrolled to show a black and white drawing of a boat with a cabin and a flag. The scroll has an orange patterned border. The background of the image includes Japanese writing in black ink at the top left and a small gray rectangle with Japanese writing in the top right. The background is beige.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
571 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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