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Poem Card (Tanzaku) Box with Flower Bouquet

Shibata Zeshin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular, dark gray, flat object with rounded corners. The object features a design on the bottom half, depicting a bouquet of flowers in shades of gold, brown, and white. The flowers are in a vase. The background of the object is textured, resembling rough stone or wood. The background behind the object is light gray. The object by Shibata Zeshin is titled "Poem Card (Tanzaku) Box with Flower Bouquet".

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Lacquered wood with gold, silver, color, takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and togidashimaki-e
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
468 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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