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Portraits for One Hundred Poems about One Hundred Poets (Sugata-e hyakunin isshu) 姿絵百人一首

Hishikawa Moronobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows an open book with a drawing of people on both pages. The book pages are yellowed and have a black border around them. The left page has a drawing of four people. A person sits on the left with an object in their hands. To their right is a man wearing a traditional Japanese hat and robe, with a long white beard. He holds a staff. To his right is another man in a robe and hat. A fourth man is on the right side of the page. The top of the page has Japanese writing. The right page has a drawing of a woman standing by a fence. She wears a long robe and has a cloth over her head. There is a man on one knee to her left, holding a tray. The background of the right page has a cloudy sky and Japanese writing at the top. The background behind the book is black.

Artwork Details

Date
1695, fourth month
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 448 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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