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Album of Suikoden Portraits with Kyōka Poems (Kyōka suikoden gazōshū) 狂歌水滸伝画像集

Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Open book with two pages. Left page shows a large tan and blue creature with a long tail facing right. The creature has a long neck and head. The creature appears to be climbing up a cliff. The background shows a mountain and sky with diagonal lines. The right page shows the creature's head enlarged. The creature's eye is large and round. A man with a blue and white robe and a blue headband is shown on the bottom right. The man appears to be sitting on the ground with his left hand on his knee. The man looks up at the creature. Japanese characters are written on both pages. The pages are yellowed and have a border around the illustrations. The background behind the book is white.

Artwork Details

Date
1829
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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