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Picture Book of Kyōka Poems: Mountains upon Mountains (Ehon kyōka yama mata yama) 画本狂歌山満多山

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

An open book with two facing pages features illustrations and Japanese text. The left page shows three people in traditional Japanese clothing; a man stands on the left with a walking stick, a woman in a red and white kimono with a floral pattern holds a parasol over a smaller woman in a pink kimono; she holds a closed parasol. The right page depicts a man and woman walking; the woman wears a blue kimono, a tall cylindrical hat, and a basket on her back; the man walks beside her in a blue robe with a red sash and a conical hat. Both pages have a border around the illustrations. The book pages are yellowed with age and have a worn appearance. The background behind the book is black.

Artwork Details

Date
1804
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 298 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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