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Picture Book: Thousand-Year Mountain? (Ehon Chitoseyama? 絵本千年山?

Nishikawa Sukenobu 西川祐信

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two-page spread from an old book. Pages are yellowed with darker spots. Black text is written in a non-Latin script. Two panels depict scenes in a traditional Japanese interior. Left side shows a man wearing a traditional robe and a tall hat standing. A woman sits on floor. Right side shows a man sitting on a low table. A man and a woman sit on floor. Traditional sliding doors show trees outside. The image matches the title "Picture Book: Thousand-Year Mountain? (Ehon Chitoseyama? 絵本千年山?)" by Nishikawa Sukenobu 西川祐信".

Artwork Details

Date
1740
Medium
Woodblock print; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 453 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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