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Drawings by the Drunken Fuyō (Gazu sui Fuyō) 画図酔芙蓉

Suzuki Fuyō 鈴木芙蓉

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Open book with two pages showing. Pages are yellowed with age. Left page shows a drawing of the upper body of a man lying down on a curved surface. The man is balding with a large rounded face, and has a beard; he wears a dark garment. Right page shows a drawing of a plate with food on it. Plate is long with a wavy edge. Several characters are written in black ink on both pages. Background of both pages appears to be a landscape.

Artwork Details

Date
1809 (Bunka 6, Summer)
Medium
Set of three woodblock printed books bound as a single volume; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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