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Account of the Three Springs of Jiangsu Province in China

Sakugen Shūryō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Image of a rectangular piece of aged paper with a brown border and a dark blue border on the outside with a gold floral pattern. The paper contains several rows of dense black Japanese characters arranged in vertical columns. A red stamp is located at the bottom left. The background of the paper is beige with darker edges.

Artwork Details

Date
late 16th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 450 px
Public Domain
Yes
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