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Cherry Tree

Kobayashi Kiyochika

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a tree with white blossoms and a thick trunk. The tree takes up most of the right side and top left of the image. The tree's trunk is dark brown with some green moss on it. The branches are also dark brown and extend outwards, with white blossoms on them. The background is a blue-green color. There are Japanese characters written vertically on the left side. The image has a beige border around it. A tree with white blossoms and a thick trunk is depicted. In the background, there are hills and a blue sky.

Artwork Details

Date
dated 1874
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
409 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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