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Hinagata chō (Model Book)

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Yellowed, aged book open to two pages. Left page has a black-lined rectangle with a landscape drawing inside. The landscape drawing depicts a tree on a cliffside with wavy lines suggesting water. Above the rectangle is a thin black-lined rectangle with a trapezoid shape at the top. Right page has a simple line drawing of a bird facing left, with leaves and flowers. The book pages are off-white with darker yellow and brown spots and discoloration around the edges. The pages have a few small tears and rough edges.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Ink on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 416 px
Museum record:
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