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Illustrated book

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two pages from an illustrated book by an unknown artist, showing two red illustrations on a cream-colored background. Each illustration is inside a red square bordered by a black square, containing four red line drawings resembling stick figures and abstract shapes. The illustrations on both pages are nearly identical. The top left and right illustrations show a figure with a head and limbs and a figure without a head. The bottom illustrations show an abstract shape over a body with an X marked on the chest. The left page shows text in a foreign language, likely Chinese characters, on the left side. The right page shows text in a foreign language on the right side. Under each illustration on both pages, there are several lines of small text in a foreign language.

Artwork Details

Date
1893
Medium
Ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 476 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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