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The Rainy Season (Taki samidare)

Gojo Tametaka

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a long, narrow piece of artwork with Japanese writing on it. The artwork is on a beige background with a thin black border around it. The artwork itself is a long, narrow rectangle with a beige background and blue and gold accents. The writing on the artwork is in black ink and appears to be calligraphy. The writing is arranged vertically, with the top of the text at the top of the artwork and the bottom of the text at the bottom of the artwork. The text is written in a flowing script, with some of the characters larger than others. The background of the image is white.

Artwork Details

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
444 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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