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Illustrated book

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Open book with two pages visible. Left page: - Light beige color - Black text in a foreign language, likely Chinese or Japanese - Text arranged in columns - Black border around the left half - Red stamp in the bottom right corner Right page: - Light green background - Illustration of a garden scene - Garden scene includes trees and a stone lantern - Two persimmons in the foreground - Red border around a yellow rectangle - Yellow rectangle contains black text in a foreign language - Two columns of black text on either side - Text in a foreign language - Book title appears to be in black text on the yellow rectangle.

Artwork Details

Date
1893
Medium
Ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 483 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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