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One of Six Impressions from Worn Old Blocks

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white drawing of 3 people on a beige background. A man and woman are on the left side of image; the man kneels on the floor with his head down and a pipe in his mouth. He wears a robe with a geometric pattern and a head covering. The woman stands to his right, slightly behind him. She wears a robe with geometric patterns and wraps her right arm around her body. A basket hangs from her left arm. A man on the right side of image kneels on a wooden platform. He holds a bowl with his right hand and a cup with his left. He wears a robe and arm coverings. The background contains numerous vertical lines of foreign script. A tree branch with a cloud is at top center. A small table with a bowl on it is on the right.

Artwork details

Medium:
Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 431 px
Museum record:
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