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Kettle and Box with Paint Brushes

Shibata Zeshin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a kettle and a box with paint brushes. The kettle is dark gray with a curved spout on the left side and a curved handle on the right side. It has three short legs. The kettle appears to be made of metal. The box is yellow and holds multiple paintbrushes. The brushes have white and black tips and red and brown handles. A blue box with a yellow label is behind the yellow box. The background of the image is a textured gold color. A tan border surrounds the image. There are some Japanese characters written vertically on the right side of the image.

Artwork Details

Date
1882
Medium
Album leaf; lacquer on gold paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
469 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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