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Flowers (pink and white) and Leaves, Clappers

Shibata Zeshin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Large rectangular artwork with a thin light-brown border. Background gold with tiny darker gold speckles. Central element resembles a large leaf or a piece of paper with a wavy bottom edge, light beige with pink spots. Green curved lines extend from bottom left. Top left features several short, thin, black outlined tan shapes, resembling clappers. A red signature is located on bottom left.

Artwork Details

Date
late 19th century
Medium
Fan painting mounted as album leaf; tempera on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 330 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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