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Moveable rotating calendar mounted on elaborate wave-base with rabbit crest

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A rectangular piece of aged paper with a light brown color. The left third of the paper contains vertical black Japanese text. The center of the paper features a drawing of a round, yellow calendar on a stand with a wave design. The calendar has a red square, a white square, and black symbols on it. The right third of the paper contains a drawing of a man wearing green and yellow robes sitting cross-legged on a yellow cloth. The man holds a stick in his right hand. The right two-thirds of the paper has black Japanese text. A red seal is in the bottom-right corner. The background behind the paper is white.

Artwork Details

Date
1795, year of the rabbit
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 450 px
Public Domain
Yes
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