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Illustrated book

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tanaka Hozumi, Illustrated book. Two-page spread from a book, pages yellowed, left and right pages shown. A triangular shape made by folding pages in half at top; two darker brown circular spots present at top of page. Black line drawing on both pages takes up most of the spread: a square divided into a grid of 6 rows and 6 columns; top section of square divided into a hexagon and four triangles; bottom section of square contains a symmetrical design resembling clouds or waves. Japanese writing on left, right, and bottom of image.

Artwork Details

Date
1893
Medium
Ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 458 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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