

The image shows a piece of paper with Japanese writing on it. The paper is off-white and rectangular. The drawing on the paper depicts a long, rectangular object with a handle on the left side, oriented diagonally from the bottom-left to the top-right. The object has a design of a person playing a musical instrument; the person and instrument are surrounded by a pattern of oval shapes in shades of orange, yellow, and brown. To the right of the object, there is a flower-like design with four leaves in shades of red, blue, and yellow. There are several lines of Japanese writing on the paper, some on the left side, some on the right side, and one in the center. The background of the image is white.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1810
- Medium
- Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 453 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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