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A Compendium of Model Gardens (Chikusan zu tei ga; Yokei-tsukuri niwa no zu) 築山図庭畫; 余景作り庭の図

Hishikawa Moronobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two-page spread from a book with brown aged paper. Two panels of illustrations with black ink on each page. Top panels contain Japanese text written in black ink. Left panel: A garden scene with a tree on a raised mound to the left, a small bridge crossing over a body of water in the middle, and a low stone wall to the right. Right panel: A woman kneeling in a room to the left of a partially open shoji screen looking out at another woman standing to the right with a small child; another woman standing behind her. A large bird sitting on a beam over the shoji screen. A table and a low bench in the background.

Artwork Details

Date
1691, fifth month
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 483 px
Public Domain
Yes
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