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Meijin gafu, Vol. 3 (Famous Painters)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two-page spread from a book with black and white illustrations on yellowed paper. The left page shows a mountainous landscape with a large tree in the center and a building at the bottom left. The right page depicts a person sitting cross-legged on a rocky outcropping, wearing a robe and a headpiece, with their hands resting on their knees. The person is surrounded by plants and there are characters written in black ink throughout both pages.

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock-printed book
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 491 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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