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Procession of the Emperor and Suite

Kano School

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan-colored scroll with rough edges and creases, displayed on a white background. The scroll features a drawing of a group of people wearing traditional Japanese clothing and headwear. The people are walking or standing in a procession-like formation. Some have their arms raised. Two columns of vertical Japanese text are on either side of the people. The clothing colors include white, yellow, and black. The people are drawn in black outline with some colored fill. The scroll is mostly flat with some curvature.

Artwork Details

Date
1626
Medium
One of a set of two handscrolls; ink and color on paper, hand-tinted
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 506 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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