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Book of Humorous Poems on the Cherry Flower and the Maple Leaves (Ehō no taki) 得吉方廼滝

Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print. A large building with a peach-colored roof sits on a hillside. There are cherry blossom trees in full bloom on the left and right. A small wooden bridge crosses a river, and a waterfall cascades down a hill on the left. The sky and hills are blue-green. A vertical pink banner with Japanese writing on right side. A red seal on the bottom left corner. A thick, darker brown horizontal band across top. The image is on a beige background.

Artwork Details

Date
1833
Medium
Ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 432 px
Public Domain
Yes
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