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Illustrated book

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two-page spread from an illustrated book by artist Hokusai. The left page contains dense Japanese text arranged in vertical columns within a black-lined rectangular border. The right page contains three-dimensional geometric shapes resembling stacked and intersecting rectangular prisms, drawn in black lines within a similar rectangular border. The background of both pages is aged, yellowish-beige colored paper with darker spots and lines indicating age.

Artwork Details

Date
1893
Medium
Ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 463 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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