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Pine Sapling with Poem Card

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangle beige piece of paper with slightly rounded corners. A green pine tree branch with pine needles extends from the left side. A large salmon-colored rectangle overlaps the right side and contains black Japanese text. Top of the rectangle has a dark brown gradient. A red circular seal with a white design is on the bottom right corner of the rectangle. A black signature is above the seal.

Artwork details

Date:
1795
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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