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The Surface of the Water (Mizu no omo shū) 水之面集

Komatsubara Suikei 小松原翠渓

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows an open book with two pages. The pages are yellowed and have a black border around the edges. The pages show a drawing of five people wearing traditional Japanese clothing, sitting on the floor. The people are drawn in a traditional Japanese art style. The person on the left side of the left page wears a green kimono and sits cross-legged. The person to the right of them wears a dark kimono and sits cross-legged. The person on the left side of the right page wears a red kimono and sits on their knees. The person to the right of them wears a white kimono with blue and red trim and lays on their side, propped up on one elbow. The person on the right side of the right page wears a dark kimono and sits on their knees. The people appear to be in an interior room. The background shows a wall with a window on the left page. Japanese text is written in black ink at the top of both pages.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1831
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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