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New Illustrated Manual of Sukiya Architecture, 3 (Shinpan/Sukiya hinagata, san)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two pages from a book, open to show facing pages. The pages are yellowed. Each page contains a large black line drawing of a building floorplan divided into rooms. The drawings are made up of rectangles and squares. There is Japanese writing in black ink on both pages, both within and outside of the drawings. The pages have a thick black line along the top and bottom. The left and right edges of the pages are not visible. A thin black line runs down the center where the pages meet. The background behind the pages is white.

Artwork Details

Date
1893
Medium
Ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 222 px
Public Domain
Yes
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