

Forty-eight Instructive Poems in Alphabetical Order (Ehon irohauta) 絵本以呂波歌
The image shows two pages from an open book with Japanese writing and illustrations. The pages are yellowed and have a black border around them. The left page has a drawing of a man in traditional Japanese clothing holding a long pole with a hook on the end. He is standing in front of a building. There is Japanese text written vertically along the left side and horizontally at the top of the page. A circular symbol with a character inside is in the upper right corner. The right page has a drawing of a man and woman in traditional Japanese clothing. The man is kneeling on the ground, and the woman is standing next to him. There is Japanese text written vertically along the right side and horizontally at the top of the page. A circular symbol with a character inside is in the upper right corner. The background behind the book is solid black.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1788
- Medium
- Three volumes; ink on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 459 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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