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Picture Book of the Pleasures of the East (Ehon azuma asobi) 画本東都遊

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows an open book with two pages featuring a Japanese-style illustration. The pages are yellowed and have a black line border around the illustrations. The left page shows a large building with a brown roof, surrounded by a fence and people walking around. There are trees and hills in the background. The right page shows a similar scene, with a large tree in the center and buildings with brown roofs. There are people walking around, and a hill with trees in the background. The illustrations appear to be a landscape of a Japanese town or city, with buildings, trees, and people. The style is traditional Japanese, with simple lines and muted colors. The text on the right page is written vertically in black ink and appears to be Japanese characters. The background of the image is a plain gray color.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1802
Medium:
Set of two woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 400 px
Museum record:
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