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Illustrated book

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Illustrated book by artist. The image shows two black line drawings of ceramic bowls on a beige background. The bowl on the left is wider at the top and has a short base. Two thin lines run across its middle. Inside the bowl are drawings of two pieces of burning incense with ash at their tips hanging over the lines. To the left of the bowl is a circular spiral design. The bowl on the right is wider at the top and has an uneven base. There is a horizontal oval drawn inside toward the top with a short line inside. There are four columns of Asian characters, two on either side of the bowls. The image is outlined with a thin reddish-brown line.

Artwork details

Date:
1893
Medium:
Ink on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 423 px
Museum record:
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