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Picture Book of Ogura Hill (Ehon ogurayama) 絵本小倉山

Nishikawa Sukenobu 西川祐信

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows an open book with two pages. The pages are yellowed and have a black line border around the edges. The left page has a drawing of a landscape with trees, bushes, and a mountain in the background. The right page has a drawing of a landscape with trees, bushes, and a body of water. There are Japanese characters written in black ink on both pages. The characters on the right page are arranged vertically on the right side and horizontally at the top. The background of the image is white. The book is open to reveal both pages.

Artwork Details

Date
1749
Medium
Set of three woodblock-printed books bound as one volume; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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