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Cherry Flowers

Kikuchi Yōsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a branch with white flowers and green leaves. The background is a gradient from beige at the top to light green at the bottom. There are several lines of black Japanese characters on the left side and a few red Japanese characters on the right side. A small white rectangle with the number "2133" is at the bottom center. The artwork is bordered by a thin beige frame. A red banner with Japanese characters is in the top-right corner. Two red seals are stacked vertically on the right edge.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 464 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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