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Bunpō Picture Album (Bunpō gafu) 文鳳画譜, First Series

Kawamura Bunpō 河村文鳳

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows two pages from a book. The pages are yellowed and have a black border around the illustrations. The left page has a faint illustration of a person sitting cross-legged on the ground. The person appears to be wearing a robe and there is a tree branch with leaves extending from the top left corner. There is a building in the background. The right page has a black and white illustration of a bird perched on a branch, possibly a monkey or ape-like creature with long hair. The creature appears to be sitting on a branch with its legs folded under its body and its hands near its face. The background of the illustration is plain. There are Japanese characters written vertically along the right edge of the page.

Artwork Details

Date
1807, early Winter (Bunka 4)
Medium
Set of three woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 468 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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