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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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