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Book of Designs (Inu jirushi Shin Komon chō) 戌印 新小紋帳

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two pages from a book opened side by side on a black background. The pages are yellowed with age and have a rough texture. Each page contains six squares arranged in two rows of three squares. The top left square on each page has a red and white design. The top left design consists of a tree in a diamond pattern. The top right design consists of short curved lines. The remaining squares on both pages are dark gray or black with various textures. There are small symbols above each square. Black Japanese characters are written vertically between the squares on both pages. A small square symbol is in the bottom left corner of the left page.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1680
Medium:
Ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 467 px
Museum record:
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