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Album of Landscape Paintings by Ichiro Yashima (Ichirō gafu) 一老画譜

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two-page spread from a book with black and white landscape drawings. A man stands in a small boat on the left page. The man faces right, holding an oar with both hands. He wears a kimono and has a hat. A tree with hanging branches is in the upper left corner. The background shows a body of water and rolling hills. The right page shows the same tree on the right side and a rectangular window with two people inside on the far right. There are more rolling hills in the background. The pages are aged and yellowed with darker spots and discoloration around the edges.

Artwork Details

Date
1823
Medium
Ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 484 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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