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Picture Book of the Foot and Peak of the Mountain (Ehon komagatake) 絵本高麗嶽

Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Open book with two pages. Left page shows a wave design in black, gray, and white. Right page depicts a horse pulling a cart with two people inside. The horse is brown and wears a bridle and a saddle blanket. The cart has large red wheels and a green roof. The people inside the cart wear traditional Japanese clothing. The person in front wears a red garment and sits on a yellow seat. The person behind wears a green garment. The background of both pages features a landscape with mountains and a cloudy sky. Japanese text appears on the right page. The pages have a yellowed appearance. The book sits on a white background.

Artwork details

Date:
1802, first month (Kyōwa 2)
Medium:
Set of three woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 400 px
Museum record:
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