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Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Stack of Rice and Dragonflies

Shibata Zeshin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown and tan painting of a stack of rice with two dragonflies. The painting shows a stack of rice with a thatched covering on top. The rice stack sits on three green legs. A tree branch sticks out of the top with some leaves on it. A net hangs on the left side. Two dragonflies fly near the rice stack. A small tree grows in the ground below. The painting has a brown border. The background fades from light brown to tan. There are some black Japanese characters written vertically on the bottom right side of the painting, accompanied by a red seal.

Artwork details

Date:
1882
Medium:
Lacquer on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
555 × 624 px
Museum record:
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