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Kigyoku Picture Album (Kigyoku gafu) 其玉画譜

Seizei Kigyoku 其玉

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows an open book with a drawing of a wave. The book is open to two pages that are connected in the middle. The drawing on the pages depicts a large wave with motion lines, drawn in black ink. The wave appears to be crashing, with water splashing upwards. The wave is drawn in a traditional Japanese style. A red stamp is visible in the bottom-left corner of the left page. The pages are yellowed and have a thin black border around the edge. The background behind the book is white.

Artwork Details

Date
1901, fourth month (Meiji 34)
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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