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The Inner Palace of Chiyoda (Chiyoda no Ōoku)

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a piece of artwork titled "The Inner Palace of Chiyoda (Chiyoda no Ōoku)" by Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu. The artwork is a rectangular piece of paper with a blue border that features a floral pattern and a scenic landscape with rocks and water. The border is adorned with pink, red, yellow, and white flowers, as well as some greenery. The center of the artwork is a large beige rectangle that contains black Japanese text arranged in vertical columns. A red seal or stamp is visible on the left side of the beige rectangle. The background behind the artwork is plain white. The artwork appears to be an example of traditional Japanese art, possibly a woodblock print. The blue border takes up about one inch on all sides of the beige rectangle.

Artwork Details

Date
1895
Medium
Diptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 443 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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