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Seaweed

Shibata Zeshin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown seaweed on beige background, curled up on one end and curved down to the right. Two brown spiral shells are on the right. Red seaweed leaves are on the top left. The seaweed has a brown stem with many short branches at the top left. There are four lines of foreign writing at the bottom left. The artwork has a gold border. The artwork is titled "Seaweed" by Shibata Zeshin.

Artwork Details

Medium
Album leaf; lacquer on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
502 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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