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Flower-Viewing Scene

Hishikawa Moronobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white drawing on aged paper. A traditional Japanese building with a tiled roof and raised platform. A group of 8 people. People on platform sitting on floor. Some people looking at low table. People on ground on left wearing loincloths. People on right wearing kimonos. Trees on left and right. A low table with objects on it sits on ground. A small tree on right. A cliff on right edge.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1685
Medium:
Monochrome woodblock print (sumie); ink on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 397 px
Museum record:
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