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Gathering of the Jewels (Tama hiroi)

Nukina Kaioku 貫名海屋

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows an open book with a Japanese-style illustration on the left page and Japanese text on the right page. The illustration depicts a landscape with a mountain, trees, a bridge, and a building. The trees have orange and blue leaves. The building has a tiled roof and appears to be surrounded by a fence. The bridge is arched and has railings. The text on the right page is written in black ink and appears to be a poem or passage. The book pages are yellowed and have a black border around the edges. The background of the image is white.

Artwork Details

Date
postscript dated 1861
Medium
Set of two woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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