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Procession of the Emperor and His Suite

Kano School

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A long, horizontal, old, beige-colored artwork with a drawing of people on it. The drawing depicts people wearing robes in yellow and black and white. The people wearing yellow are gathered on a raised platform on the left side. The people wearing black and white are on the bottom right side, on the ground, with long black and gold poles. The people in yellow are also on the top of the artwork. There are several buildings in the drawing, including a long white building and a building on the right with a tiled roof. The background of the drawing includes clouds. There is Japanese writing on the left side of the artwork. The artwork appears to be on old paper and is torn at the top. A small white sticker with the number 543 is on the bottom right corner. The artwork has a white background behind it.

Artwork Details

Date
1626
Medium
One of a set of two handscrolls; ink and color on paper, hand-tinted
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 323 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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