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Views of Famous Places in Japan Paired with Kyōka Poems (Kyōka fusō meisho zue) 狂歌扶桑名所図会

Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A book opened to two facing pages. The pages are yellowed. A black line borders each page. The top half of both pages contain illustrations and Japanese writing. In the top right illustration is a tower built into a wall. To the right of the tower is a boat on a body of water. To the left are trees on a small island with a body of water around the island. A boat with a covered cart on a cart with a wheel is on the shore to the right of the water. The bottom half is composed of two illustrations separated by a black border. The bottom left illustration shows a group of spheres on a hillside. A body of water cuts through the bottom right illustration. A line of Japanese writing runs vertically on the left page. The background behind the book is white.

Artwork Details

Date
1824 November (Bunsei 7)
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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