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Illustrated book

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a page from an illustrated book by an unknown artist. The page is beige with a thin red border. There are four black line drawings of a cabinet or shelf with Asian writing labels. The top left drawing shows the object from the side with an object on top and another beside it. The top right drawing shows the object from an angle with the front and side visible. The bottom left drawing shows the object from the front with the side partially visible. The bottom right drawing shows the object from another angle with the front and side visible. There are various labels on each drawing in Asian characters. The labels are written vertically on the right side and horizontally on the left side of the drawings. The background is white.

Artwork Details

Date
1893
Medium
Ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 426 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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