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Collection of Famous Kyōka Poems Selected by Shakuyakutei ( Meisū kyōkashu) 名数狂歌集

Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Open book with two pages. Left page shows a person sitting on patterned mat on floor in traditional Japanese attire, looking down; further left is a low table with objects; in background are three tall, narrow, rectangular windows with people outside. Right page shows a low table with a vase and a branch with blossoms; to right of table is a patterned floor cushion; text fills both pages. Pages are yellowed. Background behind book is white.

Artwork Details

Date
1839 (Tenpō 10)
Medium
Set of three woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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